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K-pop: Soft Power for the Global Cool

Linda Constant | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Google, Balance of Culture, Korean American, Cultural Diplomacy, Hallyu, Youth Culture, Music, Movies, Culture, Government, Soft Power, Kpop, Korean, Fashion, Asia, K-Pop, Mainstream, Girls Generation, Films, Channel, Lee Myung-Bak, Trends, Cultural Relations, Beauty, Pop Music, Tourism, Global, Mtv, South Korea, Seoul, Eric Schmidt, Youtube, Korean Food, Madison Square Garden, Cultural Engagement, World News
Linda Constant

Governmental cultural diplomacy can sometimes come off as forced or out-of-touch, but K-pop is an authentic reflection and spectacle of youth culture that is impressively close to the pulse of the "global cool."

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Friday Talking Points -- What I'd Call "Class Warfare"

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.30.2011

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Chris Weigant

Welcome back, everyone, to this week's edition of So You Think You Can President?!? Just to remind everyone, this year we've got the Republican field of candidates for the party's nomination.

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Friday Talking Points -- Class Warfare? Hardly.

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.23.2011

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Chris Weigant

As was entirely predictable, once Obama stood up for taxing the rich folk a wee bit more, the Republicans fired back with what they think is the biggest weapon in their arsenal: screaming "Class warfare!"

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Friday Talking Points -- More Tea, Anyone?

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.05.2011

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Chris Weigant

With the conclusion of the debt ceiling "crisis," the media pivoted swiftly to their standard larger questions (to them, at any rate) about any politi...

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2010 Census Signals a New Hispanic Mainstream; Record Impact Begins with 2012 Elections.

Roberto Ramos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mainstream, Latinos, 2010 Census, Republicans 2012 Elections, 2012 Elections, Hispanics, Latino Voters, Politics News
Roberto Ramos

According to the official government numbers, Latinos are driving as much as half the growth of the entire U.S. population, surpassing original estimates.

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Is There a True Limited Government Standard in the G.O.P.?

Susan Bevan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mainstream, Abortion, Family Planning, Prochoice, Limited Government, Sex Education, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Oncommonground, Moderate Republicans, Republican Majority for Choice, Republican-Majority-for-Choice, Dadt Repeal, Teen Pregnancy, Morality, Republican Party, Pro-Choice, Commonsense, Republicans, Politics News
Susan Bevan

The repeal of DADT put a stop to big government at its worst -- and most intrusive. But what about when government tries to restrict the private medical choices of women?

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Do We Really Want "Mainstream" Leaders?

Elizabeth Bisbee Silber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mainstream, Supreme Court, Founding Fathers, American-Exceptionalism, Elena Kagan, Politics News
Elizabeth Bisbee Silber

This is the time, I think, when we need visionaries more than ever. We need some leaders outside of the mainstream to save us from drowning in it.

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Friday Talking Points [125] -- Ask! Tell!

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Our headline today quite obviously references the legislative progress this week on banning the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy (of not allo...

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Religion, Bigotry, and Political Hypocrisy

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Put aside the crazy "Obama's a Muslim" idiocy -- assume John McCain had won the presidency instead. Do you really think the Senate would confirm a Muslim candidate right now, even a conservative right-wing one? I don't.

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Netflix Will Not Be Streaming 1080p This Year

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Streaming Service, Mainstream, High Definition Television, Digital Trends, Analog, Two Thirds, 1080p, Geoff Duncan, Xbox, Road Map, Streaming Content, Rapid Adoption, Hdtv, 720p, Netflix, Hd, American Households, Shoppers, Exciting News, Place Microsoft, Technology News
Ramon Nuez

For 2010, Netflix explained they would be pushing out 1080p for its Watch Instantly streaming service -- very exciting news. Unfortunately, the news was short lived.

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