@Mark_Rush

Prof Of Politics and Law, Dir, Int'l Ed. Washington and Lee U. Hubby of Flor, Dad of William and Alex. Meagh’s in-law. Celia’s grandpa. Bostonian. Red Sox Fan

 Lexington, VA
Joined June 2011
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In 1977, Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most influential 20th c. Spanish-language writers, told William F. Buckley (whose first language was Spanish) his reasons for feeling, age 78, that English was 'far finer' than his native tongue. Right or wrong, I love his savor for language
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إليكم حلقة جديدة من برنامجنا "تأمّل معي": ماذا يحدث لو يُعطّل نظام GPS؟ ماذا لو تعرّض نظام GPS لتشويش أو هجوم متعمد؟ قد تظن أن المشكلة ستكون في خرائط هاتفك، لكن التأثير أكبر بكثير: طائرات وسفن وشبكات تعتمد عليه كثيرا. إن شاء الله تجدون الحلقة شيّقة ومفيدة. youtu.be/lgl0P2Go1L8

ماذا يحدث لو يُعطَّل نظام GPS؟

نعتمد على الـ GPS كل يوم لتحديد مواقعنا والتنقل، لكن دوره الحقيقي أ...

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Some opening images for my @AASHENews talk tomorrow:
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insidehighered.com/news/gove… Alas, US higher ed has exacerbated this by cutting language reqs. #selfinflictedwounds. @BryanAlexander

How Trump’s Pocket Rescissions Could Affect Higher Ed

The administration is defunding one program that supported instruction for “critical languages,” and experts worry the move could undermine national security.

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This was already true 40 years ago wsj.com/opinion/the-ph-d-job…. @BryanAlexander

Opinion | The Ph.D. Job Crisis Is a Needed Market Correction

Universities will produce fewer underemployed, overcredentialed and aggrieved young people.

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Very clear, bracing exchange about where global warming stands now:
Prof Michael E. Mann
@MichaelEMannSep 18
"Alarming Global Temperature Rise" | My interview this week with the wonderful @scurwood for @prx @livingonearth: loe.org/shows/segments.html?…

Living on Earth: Alarming Global Temperature Rise

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Replying to @USPS
@usps I posted a card from Lexington va on 5 sept to Poughkeepsie ny. It has not arrived yet. There in no explanation or excuse
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The pony express covered ground at this pace
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I coulda walked the card there
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Out of 101 democratic constitutions, the U.S. Constitution is the second most difficult to amend. Despite being in effect for 237 years, it has been formally amended just 27 times. The only democracy whose constitution is harder to change is the Federated States of Micronesia. 🌏 #USConstitution
Chart showing hardest and easiest national constitutions to amend.

ALT Chart showing hardest and easiest national constitutions to amend.

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Mark Rush retweeted
Larry Sabato
@LarrySabatoSep 10
Democracy Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy theonion.com/democracy-files…

Democracy Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

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Excellent balkin.blogspot.com/2026/09/…
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You are a rain drop falling in Minnesota on the Hill of Three Waters. You have no idea in which of three major bodies of water you'll end up in. Maybe the Gulf via the Mississippi? Maybe the Atlantic via Lake Superior? Or will it be Hudson Bay via the Red River? You poor clueless little raindrop... Source: buff.ly/bx7KIuW
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The Equal Earth Projection has been around for a good while and is a great option for making world maps. Nice to see it getting some publicity. Remember you can download your own wall map, in various versions, for free printing here: equal-earth.com/ @MtnMapper
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Why does McLaurin go 20 WR slots over Sutton when they are the exact same player, being kind to McLaurin
Sam Sherman@Sherman_FFBSep 5
After last nights abomination had to draft an “actually good” FFPC Main Event team. Out of the 3 hole
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Fascinating read here: newyorker.com/news/the-lede/… Daniel Castro's depiction of latin americans' tiring of crime resonates with Coates' depiction of black youth and policing. @BryanAlexander @bfry1981 Perhaps to MAGA alienation as well?

Nayib Bukele’s Content Machine Is Reshaping Latin America

How El Salvador’s authoritarian leader loomed over Colombia’s Presidential race.

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2. If what we call "democracy" results in alienation, crime, gang violence, police violence, etc. perhaps we need to rethink what democracy is and is not
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When this happened in Poland, hungary… liberals described it as backsliding washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Angry at the Supreme Court, liberals push a slew of plans for overhauling it

As the midterms near, Democrats are proposing adding more justices, limiting their terms and more.

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AI has simply made the cost of grading and ensuring authenticity of work unmanageable. @BryanAlexander chronicle.com/article/the-ac…

AI Has Outpaced Academic-Integrity Councils

A system built for a different era is buckling.

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Here's the link to this week's Latitudes newsletter chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…

The Cost of International-Enrollment Declines

New estimates of the economic impact of a drop in foreign students. Plus, readers weigh in on a looming federal rule change.

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Very underrated corporate parable/critique
Cinema Tweets
@CinemaTweets1Aug 6
Jack Nicholson and director Mike Nichols collaborated on four feature films together during their careers, including Carnal Knowledge, The Fortune, Heartburn & here with Wolf. I think my generation needs to do a better job of educating ourselves on Mike Nichols. He was such an important, influential director. He also brought the best out of my favorite actor.
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