Archive for February, 2016

2016 Presidential Election:
Sarah Palin’s American lobotomy: The Republicans keep making us dumber, and not even Stephen Colbert can save us; article written by international affairs professors Sophia McClennen – Salon (Jan. 25)
10 Ways for Women Candidates to Beat the Electoral Double Standard – Women’s Media Center (Jan. 14)

U.S. Politics
Take Note: Chris Beem on why humility is crucial to our democracy; radio interview with Christopher Beem, managing director of the Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy – WPSU (Jan. 22)

Hot Button Issues:
Focus on research: How ‘they’ is causing waves in language and society – Centre Daily Times (Jan. 24)
No Child Left Behind’s replacement isn’t much of a replacement; written by associate professor of education Dana Mitra – PennLive.com (Jan. 27)
— Focus on Research: NCLB’s replacement has its own flaws – Centre Daily Times (Jan. 10)

2016 Presidential Election:
Is Fiorina’s tax proposal three sheets to the wind? – The Conversation (November)
— Why Carly Fiorina’s tax plan is unrealistic – Fortune.com (November)
— Focus on Research: Is a 3-page tax code possible?; written by Edward Jenkins, instructor of accounting – Centre Daily Times (November)

U.S. Politics:
Focus on Research: Scholars worry of president’s ‘friend in the press’ – Centre Daily Times (March)

Hot Button Issues:
Appeals court ruling urges Congress to stop NSA’s mass scale surveillance; written by Anne McKenna, adjunct professor of law at Penn State – The Conversation (May)
Keystone pipeline veto: politics or real policy?; written by Seth Blumsack, assistant professor of energy and mineral engineering at Penn State – The Conversation (March)
Penn State prof explains FCC’s net neutrality decision – Centre Daily Times (March)
Herd immunity and measles: Why we should aim for 100% vaccination coverage – The Conversation (January)
Focus on Research: Ebola crisis highlights gap in health care worker safety – Centre Daily Times (January)
Focus on Research: Drone strikes: Legal weapons against terror or violation of the right to life? – Centre Daily Times (January)