Informed Weekend: 10 Links I Learned from this Week (Vol. 1)

I read many articles each week that I learn from and want to share with others. Thus, I have decided to try out a new weekly series. This series will consist of posting links to approximately ten articles that I read and found interesting each week.

Here are the ten articles that I’ve learned from this week: 

  1. Nonviolence as Compliance (The Atlantic)
  2. Where acceptance of homosexuality has and has not changed around the world (The Monkey Cage)
  3. Loretta Lynch confirmed by Senate as attorney general (The Washington Post)
  4. Independent Voters are Not on the Rise (Mischiefs of Faction)
  5. Gay Marriage Arguments at Supreme Court on Tuesday – Live Blog (The Wall Street Journal)
  6. American politics isn’t about who you love. It’s about who you fear (Vox)
  7. Can Members of Congress Change Your Mind? (POLITICO Magazine)*
  8. Is Evangelical Morality Still Acceptable in America? (The Atlantic)
  9. Hilary Clinton will pull the Democrats – and the country – in a hawkish direction (Vox)
  10. Slavoj Zizek: Why ‘Political Correctness’ Gets in its Own Way (Big Think)

Let me know what you think of this new series and the articles in the comments below.

"Minneapolis rally to support the people of Baltimore" by Fibonacci Blue (CC BY 2.0)

“Minneapolis rally to support the people of Baltimore” by Fibonacci Blue (CC BY 2.0)

*I am privileged to have Michael Neblo is on my dissertation committee; his research is extremely interesting!

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