Technically, piracy is an act directed at a private sea/aircraft that occurs outside the jurisdiction of any one state (international waters or airspace). Once you have committed such an act, however, you can be declared a pirate for acts within a state that would otherwise be considered kidnapping or banditry. This out-of-state definition means piratesContinueContinue reading “Am I a pirate or a bandit? quick check”
Monthly Archives: February 2012
World Cancer Day: PP & SGK
This seems like as good a day as any to write about the PP/Komen controversy (Komtroversy?). And it seems like a reasonable place to start is agenda-setting theory, riffing on Michael Reich’s riff on Kingdon’s agenda-setting streams. My basic understanding is this as follows. Kingdon identifies three agenda-setting streams: problems, policy, and politics. The political streamContinueContinue reading “World Cancer Day: PP & SGK”
Heather E. Lanthorn 