#Review

Yesterday on The World This Weekend, @BBCMarkMardell made an observation about the tiny selection of books that ever get reviewed, compared with the huge amount published. His words will strike
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Stronger protections for minorities depress support for democracy. Backlash across the world. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/in-the-mood-for-democracy-democratic-support-as-thermostatic-opi
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New: following the @LabourTogether analysis of @LabourParty's #GE2019, we look at what the report does and doesn't say about #altmedia.https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/2020/07/01/are-alternative-media-still-relevant-to-the-labour-pa
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Attention NYC 2021 Council Candidates I appreciate all the calls but I do not do Council races. I personally don't believe you should pay a retainer fee for someone like
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This case is a good example of why judicial review, and access to it, are important aspects of our democracy.https://twitter.com/jreynoldsmp/status/1276108564017405953 Judgment here. https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/E
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It is no more news that I have stepped down as a trustee of the Social Intervention Advocacy Foundation, SIAF. As indicated in the early hours of this morning, here
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A short thread, occasioned by working through the to-do list:One of the problems with review culture in the humanities, journal articles especially, is that it’s considered weak for a reviewer
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Support of housing, family-sized units, and green buildings. Provide public comment on 2616 Western Ave (3036043-LU). Especially if you're a resident of Belltown, but even if you're not. Email [email protected]
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A little over half way through the report on #FortHood. Believe it's fairly safe to say that you could scratch off "Fort Hood" on the cover page and substitute "US
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1/ There’s a new multiplayer game out in the market. It’s called LIFE. I’m half way through it, so thought of reviewing my experience of it so far. I’ll try
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Why does #yeg have more debt per person compared to other cities?It's not a simple answer but we can start answering that question by going back to 2005 when the
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1 month ago 174 researchers/clinicians sent an open letter to the New England Journal of Medicine. The letter listed 3 specific reasons for why the data underlying Mehra et al
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Twitter has banned President Trump "due to the risk of further incitement of violence."https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1347684877634838528 NEW: Twitter Permanently Bans President TrumpCheck here for updates.https://www.nb
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Okay so earlier this afternoon I talked a bit about where you can watch the classic #Ultraman series for yourself to build up to #ShinUltraman. Now I want to talk
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"Our species is 200,000 years old"—many have heard the memes, but do we know?We review DNA and fossil records and argue that no birthplace & time is known, and may
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THREAD: I have a new working paper out on the impact the EU's tax haven list (the grey and blacklist) and the process that led to its creation - has
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