Links of Interest to Students 

á        Thinking about Graduate School? 

á        advice for students, authors 

á        Staying HealthyÉ.    And, Mmmmm, cookie dough. 

á        Thinking about Internships? 

á        Diagnosis for meaning and happiness in life.  Maybe you will try meditation, some online guidance here.

á        Here are 15 books you may consider reading. 

á         Important book: D. Michaels, Doubt is their Product, short version of the argument is here. 

á         Ever heard of Òidentity-protective cognitionÓ?  Here is a paper about it.  Check the Cultural Cognition Project, below. 

á         About the Fair Use Doctrine for copyrights.  

á        An editorial about schools of education   

á        Tai Chi related

 

Links about Policy

á         FDA, food safety, and related topics.  And check Carl AndersonÕs blog on FDA related topics.  I recently started a blog on the politics of food safety, things that comes out of the sabbatical project.  Want to read a review of Òthe best study of a federal agency since Martha DerthickÕs Policymaking for Social SecurityÓ?  

á         A page about Nuclear Weapons. 

á         The Cultural Cognition Project, from Yale Law School, is a clearinghouse for scholars interested in how values shape public perceptions of risk and beliefs about policy. 

á         A new priority is needed in the defense budget.  See the web page on Near Earth Objects.  

á         See Baseline Scenario about financial crisis & related.  Also see the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.  Maybe Stern on Finance. 

á         think tanks focus on security, terrorism, etc. 

á         some other policy related links  

á         The torture question.

á         CONGRESS NEEDS FIXING.  Here are the Broken Branch Awards   

á         What is going on at the IRS? 

á         Nice links for Washington State budget matters are at LEAP and WA State Fiscal Info 

á         A keep track of politics page, developed to support a conversation about politics.   Keep Up with Politics, an older page. 

á         Tacoma Public Schools policy issues.  

á        A group in Tacoma, The Conversation 

 

Links about Other Things

á          Link to The War Against the Common Good 

á          Link to The Making of Telecommunications Policy 

á          Commentary on Socialized Gasoline. 

á          Commentary on power. 

á          Commentary on Protect the Flag. 

á          A web page about Climate Change 

á          Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) guidelines are here, here, and here. 

á          Ever heard of Project Censored? 

á          Some research about affirmative action 

á          Talks for LIFE and Parent Weekend, Dec. 4 and Nov. 7, on Politics and the Supreme Court