Interesting Point of View article in BU Today by Elizabeth Sommers and Sandro Galea responding to the the recent directive to the (CDC) by the Trump administration that bars the agency from using seven words and phrases in CDC budget materials and official documents.
You might also be interested in exploring more resources about censorship at BU Libraries:
Today is the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Tomorrow will be the anniversary of President Roosevelt’s signing a declaration of war on Japan. Diplomatic efforts that began over a decade earlier failed, leaving military options that ultimately led to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
In the last days and weeks, U.S. efforts at (or at least communication about) diplomacy have seemed confused. Ongoing tensions between the U.S and Iran, Russia, Korea seem to escalate. Yesterday’s announcment from President Trump that the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as the capitol of Israel has stirred strong response, positive and negative. Most interesting is the question about how such a move fits into diplomatic efforts to achieve peace in the middle east.
You may be interested in exploring some of the resources in the Boston University Libraries to learn more about diplomacy:
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North Korea's latest launch of a ballistic missile sent me searching for information. Boston University Libraries have a variety of resources that you may find helpful:
With the continuing waves of reports of sexual misconduct, I thought I would point to a few resources available at BU Libraries on sexual harassment...
Boston University Libraries holdings from the NY Times Best Sellers list in Politics and American History
Boston University Libraries holdings from the NY Times Best Sellers list in Crime and Punishment
Interesting POV piece by Caryl Rivers comparing Steve Bannon to Joseph McCarthy in BU Today:
Boston University Libraries has a selection of resources about Joseph McCarthy:
BU Today has a really nice article about Prof. Jessica Simes' work on mass incarceration in which she maps the data she has collected. The results of her research are very interesting, but equally important is the mapping methodologies she has used for analysis and communication of the research results.
http://www.bu.edu/today/2017/mapping-mass-incarceration/
For those interested in exploring discrimination in criminal justice administration, you can explore resources in the BU Libraries:
Nice opinion piece by Jayita Sarkar:
If you are interested in additional resources on North Korean foreign policy, check out these items held by Boston University Libraries: