To borrow a concept as archaic in provenance as done so in the title, is as purposeful to the state of democracy in Britain and Brexit in particular as was Nigel Farage’s address to the European Parliament earlier this year. “….I think many will say, we are simply dealing with fanatics who are not prepared […]
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Americans getting more inactive, computers partly to blame
Americans are becoming increasingly sedentary, spending almost a third of their waking hours sitting down, and computer use is partly to blame, a new study found. Over almost a decade, average daily sitting time increased by roughly an hour, to about eight hours for U.S. teens and almost 6 1/2 hours for adults, according to […]
Pakistani American representation #MidtermElections2018
With political parties at the center of traditional American politics, political gatekeeping and coalition building have faithfully acted as conduits to representation. The mandate to serve the public through a principal-agent relationhas guided politicians with a focus on constituent preferences and demands. However, in the recent political environment of populist demands, political actors have found […]