Thursday, March 28, 2013

Popular Revolt and Princely Politics in Early Medieval Germany.

Charlemagne receiving the submission of the Saxon leader Witikind at Paderborn in 785. By Ary Scheffer (1795-1858). Versailles.

Popular Revolt, Dynastic Politics, and Aristocratic Factionalism in the Early Middle Ages: The Saxon Stellinga Reconsidered. By Eric J. Goldberg. Speculum, Vol. 70, No. 3 (July 1995).

A Republican Left Turn? By Thomas B. Edsall.

A Republican Left Turn? By Thomas B. Edsall. New York Times, March 27, 2013.

The Empirical Kids. By David Brooks.

The Empirical Kids. By David Brooks. New York Times, March 28, 2013.

The Permanent Class Divide. By Chrystia Freeland.

The permanent class divide. By Chrystia Freeland. Reuters, March 22, 2013.

The Shocking Truth About Inequality. By Matthew C. Klein. Bloomberg, March 28, 2013.

Good news for people who like bad news about inequality. By Ezra Klein. Washington Post, March 22, 2013.

Rising Inequality: Transitory or Permanent? New Evidence from a Panel of U.S. Tax Returns. By Jason DeBacker, Bradley Heim, Vasia Panousi, Shanthi Ramnath, and Ivan Vidnangos. Brookings Institution, March 21, 2013.

Overstating the Costs of Inequality. By Scott Winship. National Affairs, No. 15 (Spring 2013). PDF.

On “Moralistic Therapeutic Deism” as U.S. Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith. By Christian Smith.

On “Moralistic Therapeutic Deism” as U.S. Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith. By Christian Smith. Religion and Youth, Chapter 5. Edited by Sylvia Collins-Mayo and Pink Dandelion. Farnham, Surrey, UK: Ashgate Publishing Ltd., 2010.

Coptic Christians Persecuted by Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.

U.S. silent as Christians are persecuted in Egypt? Video with Ralph Peters and Judith Miller. America Live with Megyn Kelly. Fox News, March 28, 2013.

Amnesty slams Morsy for failing to protect Copts. By Mahmoud Khaled. Egypt Independent, March 27, 2013.

A 21st Century Exodus: IDF Spokeswoman Dina Ovadia Was Raised in Egypt, Taught to Hate Jews. By Zach Pontz. The Algemeiner, March 28, 2013.

What Happens If Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Fails? By Walter Russell Mead. Via Meadia, March 28, 2013.

Is America a “Rape Culture?” By Cathy Young.

Is America a “Rape Culture?” By Cathy Young. Real Clear Politics, March 28, 2013.

Media and Political Polarization. By Markus Prior.

Media and Political Polarization. By Markus Prior. Annual Review of Political Science, Vol. 16 (2013). Draft version.

News vs. Entertainment: How Increasing Media Choice Widens Gaps in Political Knowledge and Turnout. By Markus Prior. American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 49, No. 3 (July 2005).

Why Fox News is less to blame for polarised politics than you think. The Economist, March 26, 2013. Also find it here.

Fascinating Piece Substantiates My Theory About How Low-Information Voters Get Their News. By Rush Limbaugh. RushLimbaugh.com, March 28, 2013.