Meryl Streep Attached to Star in TV Adaptation of Franzen’s THE CORRECTIONS
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Meryl Streep Attached to Star in TV Adaptation of Franzen’s THE CORRECTIONS

Politics tamfitronics This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.Politics tamfitronics Meryl Streep to Star in Series Adaptation of ‘The Corrections’ From Jonathan Franzen, CBS StudiosI had to check the calendar when I saw this news over the weekend. And no it was not April 1st, so this is legit. Meryl Streep is “attached” to star in a series adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s 2001 novel, The Corrections. For those of you who don’t know, there are several pieces of this that are surprising. First of all, Franzen’s star has faded in the intervening years since Time did this. Second, there was already an attempt a decade ago...
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Tim Walz, J. D. Vance, and the Politics of Place
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Tim Walz, J. D. Vance, and the Politics of Place

Politics tamfitronics American democracy has never been entirely democratic. But, though the country’s Founders did not seek to empower every person, they did think a lot about how to empower almost every place. Most of human history before the nation’s founding had featured rulers who were so local that they were either in your family or in your neighborhood. Rulers not only knew your pain; they had felt it and even lived it, too. A democracy spanning great distances, then, such as the one envisioned by the Founders of the United States, was both a relatively new and deeply intimidating proposition. Elected leaders—congressmen, senators—might start off as neighbors, but they would then go on to distant places like the capital, where they would rule as strangers.And yet a national élite drawn from many places but...
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When Public/Civil Servants Speak Truth to Power  By  Prof. Tunji Olaopa
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When Public/Civil Servants Speak Truth to Power By Prof. Tunji Olaopa

Politics tamfitronics AdvertisementIn this piece, I want to beam a critical light on the significance and role of the public/civil servant within the power dynamics of governance in the Nigerian government. My fundamental concern derives from the central imperative in public administration—the politics-administration dichotomy—that insists that the politicians and the administrators have distinct responsibilities which must be adhered to form a functional state. This is one foundational principle that is so useful for the attainment of good governance. However, its utility must be conditioned by contextual peculiarities in the governance and administrative reality of where the dichotomy is expected to work. I have been an ardent institutional reformer for many years,...
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