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As Athens's Woes Grow, Neo-Nazis Gain Clout: by Bouras, Stelios; Mylonas, Harris; Publisher: Wall Street Journal; Publication Type: Op-ed; The Wall Street Journal asks Harris Mylonas to comment on the rise of fringe parties in Greece. After two years of government cutbacks brought on by Greece's debt crisis, the signs of social decay...; Published Date: May 2012 More

Political Science, in His Marrow: by Ziblatt, Daniel; Publisher: Harvard Gazette; Publication Type: In the News; Daniel Ziblatt may have been born with political science in his DNA. Even if he wasn’t, his fate was sealed to enter the field during a year abroad and a memorable night with a glass of bubbly. ...; Published Date: April 2012 More

Granting People Their Dignity: by DelRosario, John S.; Hicks, Donna; Publisher: Saipan Tribune; Publication Type: Op-ed; My work has brought me up close to leaders of all sorts. There's one thing they share: highly developed technical and intellectual capacities, most of whom are educated in colleges and universities...; Published Date: April 2012 More

Why Nations Fail: by Friedman, Thomas L.; Robinson, James A.; Acemoglu, Daron; Publisher: New York Times; Publication Type: Op-ed; I’m reading a fascinating new book called Why Nations Fail. The more you read it, the more you appreciate what a fool’s errand we’re on in Afghanistan and how much we need to totally revamp...; Published Date: March 2012 More

Leading With Dignity in the Workplace: by Hicks, Donna; Publisher: FOX News; Publication Type: Op-ed; My work has brought me up close to leaders of all kinds. There is one thing they share: highly developed technical and intellectual capacities, many of them graduates of some of the world’s most...; Published Date: March 2012 More

Why Do Nations Fail?: Publisher: Boston Globe; Publication Type: Op-ed; Several centuries ago, there was a nation that rose to become a world power on the strength of its innovation and its dedication to capitalist enterprise. It became a major center of trade, a...; Published Date: March 2012 More

Five Myths About Syria: by Owen, E. Roger; Publisher: The Washington Post; Publication Type: Op-ed; Syria’s uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, which began peacefully in Damascus a year ago, has become increasingly brutal and splintered. As the death toll nears 9,000, calls for...; Published Date: March 2012 More

Why Afghanistan was Obama's Biggest Mistake: by Walt, Stephen M.; Publisher: Foreign Policy; Publication Type: Op-ed; The killing of 16 Afghan civilians - nine of them children—by a rogue U.S. soldier is a tragedy in several senses. First, because of the loss of innocent life. Second, because the alleged...; Published Date: March 2012 More

Top Ten Media Failures in the Iran War Debate: by Walt, Stephen M.; Publisher: Foreign Policy; Publication Type: Op-ed; I did a brief interview for All Things Considered last Friday, on the topic of media handling of the current war scare over Iran. Here's a link to the story, which ran over the weekend. The...; Published Date: March 2012 More

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Book Review): by Robinson, James A.; Acemoglu, Daron; Publisher: The Economist; Publication Type: Book Review; The rich world’s troubles and inequalities have been making headlines for some time now. Yet a more important story for human welfare is the persistence of yawning gaps between the world’s haves...; Published Date: March 2012 More