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BBC - Newsbeat - Health - Pregnancy alcohol ban causes confusion
Expectant mothers, who have been advised not to drink any alcohol during pregnancy, have told Newsbeat the new guidelines are confusing. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (N… more →
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Are Homebuyers Rational Decision-Makers?
jd wrote 1 year ago: According to rational choice theorists, how do individuals make decisions? Put simply, they act so … more →
Dependency Theory and Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI)
jd wrote 1 year ago: PBS broadcast a tremendously informative series called Commanding Heights, which took a look at the … more →
What are the Fundamental Tenets of Confucianism...Culture as Destiny?
jd wrote 1 year ago: Over the past few weeks, we have addressed the debate regarding the relative explanatory power of cu … more →
Monty Python's take on Constitutional Government
jd wrote 1 year ago: I am a huge fan of the British sketch comedy group Monty Python. For a political science professor, … more →
Totalitarianism and 1984
jd wrote 1 year ago: This week we are addressing authoritarianism and totalitarianism. As mentioned in the textbook, tot … more →
How much of Your Income is Spent of Food?
jd wrote 1 year ago: Here is an interesting table from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) website, which … more →
Would you pass the U.S. Citizenship Test?
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jd wrote 1 year ago: Were you not born in this country and had to take the citizenship test, would you pass? Remember th … more →
BBC - Newsbeat - Health - Pregnancy alcohol ban causes confusion
Actondco wrote 1 year ago: Expectant mothers, who have been advised not to drink any alcohol during pregnancy, have told News … more →
Cross-National Comparisons in Alcohol Consumption amongst Adults
jd wrote 1 year ago: In response to a short assignment on the process of modeling social phenomena, one of my students (t … more →
New International Crisis Group Report on Serbia
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jd wrote 1 year ago: Taking a cue from Marshall Mathers, the ICG has released a new report on Serbia entitled “Will … more →
Thomas Friedman's First Law of Petropolitics
jd wrote 1 year ago: New York Times columnist wrote a fairly interesting article in Foreign Policy magazine a couple of y … more →
Mock German Election Simulation--Government Formation Results
jd wrote 1 year ago: In the second part of our mock German election simulation–the government formation negotiation … more →
India's Finance Minister Calls Biofeuls a "Crime Against Humanity"
jd wrote 1 year ago: In the WSJ article reference below, it is noted that one of the reasons for the dramatic rise in foo … more →
Wall Street Journal Reports on Rise in Food Prices, Riots
jd wrote 1 year ago: The WSJ has published a report on the outcome of last week’s annual meetings of the World Bank … more →
Happy Tax Day--April 15th
jd wrote 1 year ago: Well, today is tax filing day and I’ve often wondered just where my taxes go. I’ve ofte … more →
Reagan to Gorbachev--"Tear Down This Wall''
jd wrote 1 year ago: Getting ready for our mock German election tomorrow has me thinking about the German political syste … more →
Lecture on German Political Parties April 17th
jd wrote 1 year ago: Talk about serendipity! We will finish our mock German election and government formation simulation … more →
Mock German Election and Government Formation Simulation
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jd wrote 1 year ago: Here is a great link to information about the German electoral and political party system. You can … more →
Rice Prices Surge 30% in one Day
jd wrote 1 year ago: I think I’ll start eating more quinoa. The Financial Times reports that “fears of unrest … more →
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