Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. » Views Reviews and Interviews http://www.miller-mccune.com Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. no Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. » Views Reviews and Interviews http://www.miller-mccune.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpghttp://www.miller-mccune.com Santa Barbara, CA Autumn of the Republic?http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/autumn-of-the-republic-6718/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/autumn-of-the-republic-6718/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:00:26 +0000 Kirk Nielsen http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/?p=6718 Three books suggest America has slipped into a polarized state of undermined self-government. None convincingly suggests how we can slip back out.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/autumn-of-the-republic-6718/feed/ 9 Curiosity: The Killer Catalysthttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/curiosity-the-killer-catalyst-3368/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/curiosity-the-killer-catalyst-3368/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000 Tom Jacobs http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/10/30/curiosity-the-killer-catalyst/ Psychologist Todd Kashdan explores the many benefits of cultivating curiosity.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/curiosity-the-killer-catalyst-3368/feed/ 0 The Inside Dope on Snitchinghttp://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/the-inside-dope-on-snitching-3387/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/the-inside-dope-on-snitching-3387/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000 Ryan Blitstein http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/10/23/the-inside-dope-on-snitching/ A law professor explains how to keep criminal informants from duping prosecutors, police and the rest of us.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/the-inside-dope-on-snitching-3387/feed/ 0 Botox for the Brainhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/botox-for-the-brain-3507/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/botox-for-the-brain-3507/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:00:00 +0000 Tom Jacobs http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/08/26/botox-for-the-brain/ A Harvard psychologist argues that our mindless acceptance of stereotypes leads to premature aging.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/a-government-at-risk-3791/feed/ 0 Meet the Real Islamhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/meet-the-real-islam-3882/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/meet-the-real-islam-3882/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:04:00 +0000 Ryan Blitstein http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/03/15/meet-the-real-islam/ History professor and blogger Juan Cole succeeds at debunking American myths about the Muslim world. It's the policy prescription that's trite.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/meet-the-real-islam-3882/feed/ 0 The Bonfire of the Housing Vanityhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/the-bonfire-of-the-housing-vanity-3890/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/the-bonfire-of-the-housing-vanity-3890/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:25:00 +0000 Martin Conant http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/03/11/the-bonfire-of-the-housing-vanity/ If you're looking for someone to blame for the subprime mortgage fiasco, don't stop at George Bush. Go all the way back to Herbert Hoover.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/the-bonfire-of-the-housing-vanity-3890/feed/ 0 Songs and Ads: Ten Infamous Exampleshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/media/songs-and-ads-ten-infamous-examples-4140/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/media/songs-and-ads-ten-infamous-examples-4140/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Matt Palmquist http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/11/03/songs-and-ads-ten-infamous-examples/ Here's 10 examples of songs turned into ads, all influential, some successful.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/scary-cinema-verite-4176/feed/ 0 To Kill, or Not to Killhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/media/to-kill-or-not-to-kill-4207/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/media/to-kill-or-not-to-kill-4207/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:00:00 +0000 Tom Jacobs http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/10/02/to-kill-or-not-to-kill/ Soldiers of Conscience, a PBS documentary, examines the ethics and emotional cost of killing on the battlefield.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/media/to-kill-or-not-to-kill-4207/feed/ 0 The Inconvenient Alliancehttp://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/the-inconvenient-alliance-4304/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/the-inconvenient-alliance-4304/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:10:00 +0000 Matt Palmquist http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/08/26/the-inconvenient-alliance/ Looking at the complex U.S.-Saudi relationship in a time of terrorism, rising oil prices and climate change.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/the-inconvenient-alliance-4304/feed/ 0 Tribes of the 21st Centuryhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/media/tribes-of-the-21st-century-4309/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/media/tribes-of-the-21st-century-4309/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Matt Palmquist http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/08/26/tribes-of-the-21st-century/ An essay collection makes the case that, in the digital age, community is more a matter of ideas than of geography. Even if the idea is a Nigerian e-mail scam.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/death-by-pink-slip-4308/feed/ 0 Oprah and the Downfall of American Societyhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/oprah-and-the-downfall-of-american-society-4418/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/oprah-and-the-downfall-of-american-society-4418/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:15:00 +0000 Tom Jacobs http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2008/07/14/oprah-and-the-downfall-of-american-society/ A journalism professor finds a straw woman on daytime TV and, in the name of scholarship, knocks her right down.

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