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MSNBC Made Donald Trump

Our latest blog entry comes from Adam Berlin, Professor of English at John Jay College. This entry was originally posted on 5/6/2016 at newsmax.com. Blog entry by: Adam Berlin, 5/16/2016 I watch my news on MSNBC. In the mornings I like “Morning Joe” because conservative Joe Scarborough and liberal Mika Brzezinski speak their biased hearts, yet are […]

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Civilian oversight, policing research, and open data: Beginning a new public conversation

Civilian oversight, policing research, and open data: Beginning a new public conversation Our latest blog entry comes from Dan Stageman, Director of Research Operations for the Office for the Advancement of Research at John Jay College. Blog entry by: Dan Stageman, 4/19/2016 In February of 2015, the National Association for the Civilian Oversight of Law […]

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Why the Trump presidential transition has just begun

Why the Trump presidential transition has just begun Our latest blog entry comes from Heath Brown, assistant professor of public policy at John Jay College. This entry was originally posted on TheHill.com. Blog entry by: Heath Brown, 4/14/2016 (original: 4/13/16) For much of this presidential campaign, Donald Trump (R) has been dismissed as an nonserious […]

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On 40th anniversary of Buckey v. Valeo, political consulting booms

On 40th anniversary of Buckey v. Valeo, political consulting booms Our latest blog entry comes from Heath Brown, assistant professor of public policy at John Jay College. This entry was originally posted on TheHill.com. Be on the look out for Professor Brown’s forthcoming book, “Pay-to-Play Politics: How Money Defines the American Democracy,” available this April! […]

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Two…Three…Many Flints: America’s Coast-to-Coast Toxic Crisis

Two…Three…Many Flints: America’s Coast-to-Coast Toxic Crisis Our latest blog entry comes from David Rosner, Columbia University, and Gerald Markowtiz, John Jay College. This entry was originally posted on TomDispatch.com.   Blog entry by: David Rosner & Gerald Markowitz, 2/9/2016 “I know if I was a parent up there, I would be beside myself if my kids’ health […]

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Martin Shkreli is not the problem. The fact that a company like Turing Pharmaceuticals can exist is the problem

Martin Shkreli is not the problem. The fact that a company like Turing Pharmaceuticals can exist is the problem Our latest blog entry comes from Nathan Lents, Associate Professor in John Jay’s Department of Sciences. This entry was originally posted on Nathan Lents’ “The Human Evolution Blog.” Blog entry by: Nathan Lents, 12/17/2015 Martin Shkreli […]

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Cheap white eggs: Radiolob Dodges All Discussion of Race

Cheap white eggs: Radiolob Dodges All Discussion of Race Our latest blog entry comes from Nathan Lents, Associate Professor in John Jay’s Department of Sciences. This entry was originally posted on Nathan Lents’ “The Human Evolution Blog.” Blog entry by: Nathan Lents, 12/7/2015 (This blog has been updated after a twitter discussion between Professor Lents […]

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Choosing sides: Militarization, murder, and mixed-metaphor in the “War on Crime”

Choosing sides: Militarization, murder, and mixed-metaphor in the “War on Crime” This is the second in a series of blog entries from Research Operations Director Daniel Stageman, tying current research, upcoming events, and public scholarship from John Jay College faculty and staff to the contemporary conversation around criminal justice reform. I had an intense sense of […]

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The rising crime rates narrative and the criminal justice reform conversation

The rising crime rates narrative and the criminal justice reform conversation This is the first in a series of blog entries from Research Operations Director Daniel Stageman, tying current research, upcoming events, and public scholarship from John Jay College faculty and staff to the contemporary conversation around criminal justice reform. Blog entry by: Daniel Stageman, […]

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Why does Trauma Cause Memory Distortion?

Why does Trauma Cause Memory Distortion? Our latest blog entry comes as a collaborative entry by Deryn Strange, Associate Professor in John Jay’s Department of Psychology, and Nathan Lents, Associate Professor in John Jay’s Department of Sciences. This entry was originally posted on Nathan Lents’ “The Human Evolution Blog.” Blog entry by: Deryn Strange & […]

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