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Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Start Me Up’
With the Iowa Caucuses kicking off the presidential nominating process, our Sharp Notes Monday selection is the Rolling Stones’ ‘Start Me Up.’
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Trump and SCOTUS: The Likely Outcomes, and the Role of Chief Justice Roberts
By Alan J. Steinberg I have been criticized for an excessive inclination to engage in political punditry. As to that species of punditry involving the prediction of elections, I plead guilty. Whether my predictions are accurate or inaccurate, my analysis… Read More ›
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Sharp Notes Monday: ‘The Name Game’
Release of documents about Jeffrey Epstein carried suspense for those curious to learn the names of individuals who associated with Epstein.
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When a carefully-orchestrated event goes south
Even the most powerful people are subject to circumstances beyond their control – and this is exactly what happened to President Joe Biden Friday.
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Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Seasons of Love’
A year has five hundred, twenty five thousand, six hundred minutes, but a year is more than numbers.
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Nikki Haley and ‘The Lost Cause’
A presidential scholar shares his thoughts on recent developments in the campaign for president.
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Public policy garners little attention in media coverage of presidential race
It’s not unusual for horserace issues to dominate campaign coverage, but it is intriguing to see that posts on international affairs appeared much more often than domestic issues, which have a more immediate impact on voters.
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Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Christmas Must Be Tonight’
The lyrics of ‘Christmas Must Be Tonight’ are akin to a journalist reporting the birth of Christ. The song is a third-person narrative with all the detail, color and significance of a well-written and researched news story.
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New college course will explore pop culture, the media and public policy
The lines between entertainment and politics have always been blurry, but the distinction is even less clear today.
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Sharp Notes Monday: ‘The Price You Pay’
For defamation, $148 million is the price Rudy Giuliani will pay.
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