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Spaces of Mind in the American Midcentury: The Buddhist Poetics of Philip Whalen, Gary Snyder, and Joanne Kyger
No full textIn its representations in contemporary mainstream American society, particularly in “mindfulness” discourses, American Buddhism appears synonymous with a series of familiar concepts—interconnectedness, wholeness, ego transcendence—that appear to be Buddhist but are more accurately traced back to Romanticism and humanistic psychology. Readers’ understanding of what Buddhism “looks like” in American poetry has been shaped and consolidated by these Romantic concepts, which have been widely popularized by the useful tools of mindfulness. However, Buddhism as it is inscribed in American poetry is far more diverse than just one sublime aesthetic, even if literary criticism on Buddhist American poetry continues to emphasize the Romantic elements of Buddhism in American poetry. This article differentiates the work of three poets—Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, and Joanne Kyger—by showing the Buddhist “spaces of mind” in their poetries so as to expand and make more accurate our understanding of how Buddhism has become indelible in American poetry. In Kyger’s and Whalen’s poetics, Buddhism is encoded not through sublime images, as in Snyder’s work, but through mundanity and ordinariness. The stakes of outlining this understudied lineage of Buddhist poetics are high: we must add both accuracy and complexity to our scholarly and readerly senses of Buddhism in American literature
Implicit Antisemitism and COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory on Twitter: Linking Narratives in a Mixed-Methods Study
No full textSocial media platforms are known to foster extremist rhetoric and ideologies, including antisemitism. Antisemitic conspiracy theories are often spread via mainstream social media platforms, especially during times of civic unrest. The COVID-19 pandemic created an opportunity for the alignment of long-standing antisemitic conspiracies with an international health crisis. This paper applies a mixed-methods approach of data analysis and qualitative coding to examine connections between COVID-19 conspiracy theories and antisemitism in US tweets. We identify six prominent categories of COVID-19 conspiracy present on Twitter (now known as X), each of which overlaps with common themes seen in antisemitic conspiracy theories. This conspiratorial content may be less likely to violate social media hate speech policies but nonetheless contributes to extremist discourse
Politicization of antitrust: Part II - Politics and communication by antitrust enforcers
Full text linkEarly communications from the new Trump antitrust agencies seem unusually partisan. One can find multiple references to Make America Great Again and ushering in America’s Golden Age. Veteran observers’ instinct is that this is not business as usual. This essay checks that intuition against some facts. In particular, it examines press releases introducing officials and/ or referring to the White House, and the first ten speeches or other publications (as collected on agency websites) for current FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater, and a good number of their predecessors. The conclusion: yes, things are different. The typical U.S. antitrust agency head, whether FTC chair or AAG, traditionally positioned himself or herself as a relatively apolitical law enforcer. No longer. The change reflects something of a continuum, but Trump II agencies—especially the FTC—have taken overt partisanship to new heights
Two Cheers for the Revolving Door
Full text linkWhere do top US government antitrust lawyers come from – and go to? The so-called “revolving door” has long been a familiar part of the process. In recent years and especially during the Biden Administration, this custom has attracted increased attention and concern. What are the facts? This chapter sets out, in detailed tables, the background and subsequent employment of top government antitrust lawyers. Many enforcers came from major law firms (FTC commissioners much less frequently than others) and leave for major law firms. (Although studied in less detail, top state antitrust enforcers are starting to transition to major law firms, too.) The concerns about the “revolving door” are obvious. The reality, however, is that government agencies need legal talent, and that talent is often found in law firms. Even during the Biden years, large numbers of private practitioners were recruited. Moreover, a variety of experiences has to help a government agency–and agencies can benefit from having “alumni” who can communicate with the public and perhaps rotate back to work for a state or federal enforcer. This chapter gives only two cheers, however, because some worrisome issues remain. Career staff are invaluable, yet “revolving” can create tensions. Outsiders do bring a particular mindset. Of course top private-firm lawyers heading into the government will think of returning to the private sector, but it is striking that so many FTC commissioners leave for corporate law firms without having come from there. Moreover, the post-agency-employment rules could be tougher. Finally, the inevitable reality is that consulting has costs. Although the “revolving door” is both inevitable and beneficial in many ways, it is an issue deserving of regular attention
Chronic Illness Education 2025: Promoting Lifestyle Changes to Manage Hypertension in Underserved Adult Populations
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Full text linkPsychometric Evaluation of Aurora-a: An Augmented Assessment of Analytical, Practical, and Creative Abilities in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence
Full text linkThe Theory of Successful Intelligence defines intelligence as the integrated set of abilities and competencies in specific domains needed to attain success in life. Informed by this theory, we examined the dimensionality, reliability, and validity of an augmented intelligence test, Aurora-a, a 17-subtest assessment of analytical, practical, and creative abilities and figural, numerical, and verbal competencies in middle childhood and early adolescence. Using data from 3,470 students (1,808, or 52.1%, identified as male) from the United Kingdom and the United States, we found support for the unidimensionality and adequate reliability of the 17 subtests. An exploratory structural equation model outperformed confirmatory factor analysis on goodness of fit, theory alignment, model parsimony, and interpretability, illustrating the multifaceted nature of items assessing analytical, practical, and creative abilities. Weak to strong correlations (ranging r = .20 to .72) with criterion assessments of academic performance corroborated the validity of Aurora-a
