Month: July 2014

How One President Spent His Year, Summarized In One Table: Ronald Reagan, 1984

As I wade into drafting the final version of my manuscript documenting the growth of the White House staff, I’ve been working my way through years of archival material I’ve accumulated from visits to 11 presidential libraries (not to mention … Continue reading →…Continue Reading How One President Spent His Year, Summarized In One Table: Ronald Reagan, 1984

TIAA-CREF One-on-One Counseling Sessions with Erik Moreau – 2014 (revised w/some minor location changes)

July 2014 – December 2014 Tuesday July 22, Davis Library 150B Thursday July 31, Service Building 201 Monday August 11 Davis Library 150B Wednesday August 27 Davis Library 150B Tuesday September 30, Davis Library 150B Thursday October 16, Davis Library 150B … Continue reading →…Continue Reading TIAA-CREF One-on-One Counseling Sessions with Erik Moreau – 2014 (revised w/some minor location changes)

Sorted, Not Polarized: Why The Distinction Matters

When it comes to writing about polarization in American, who can blame journalists for expressing confusion? The Washington Post’s Dan Balz is the latest reporter to grapple with conflicting evidence and, perhaps more importantly, conflicting interpretation of the evidence by … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Sorted, Not Polarized: Why The Distinction Matters

Friday Links – July 11, 2014

At Sea in a Deluge of Data By Alison J. Head and John Wihbey Chronicle of Higher Education People in charge of hiring at large organizations such as Microsoft, Nationwide Insurance and the FBI say that recent college graduates lack skills in research and analysis. “The new workers default to quick answers plucked from the Internet. […]…Continue Reading Friday Links – July 11, 2014