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GW & Politics
Engaging Alumni in Chicago
Photo (© Kennedy) - With Prof. Steve Roberts
May 17, 2012
It was great to join Prof. Steve Roberts (Cokie's husband) to discuss the upcoming 2012 elections with Chicago area alums of The George Washington University.
Graduate Economics
Incenting to Succeed!
Photo (© Kennedy) - U of Dallas
May 13, 2012
What a powerful witness to a wonderful Mother on Mother's Day - watching your youngest graduate from college, all four children together, four of four completing college in four years, last tuition payment! Oh, Happy Days!
French Fallacies
Inaccurate Conclusions From the Hollande Victory
May 7, 2012
Much will be read into the victory of socialist François Hollande in Sunday's presidential election in France -- most of it either inaccurate or irrelevant. Let me try to pierce through four fallacious assertions that are being advanced.
Dairy in a Political Age
Addressing the IDFA Board
May 6, 2012
It was great to present Business in a Political Age to the International Dairy Foods Association Board Meeting.
A True People's Party
Chen and China -- Toe to Toe!
May 4, 2012
The degree to which Chen Guangcheng has put the planet's two most powerful nations in uncomfortable positions and forced a delicate diplomatic dance reflects, in part, the rising power of activists and protesters. Recall that Time magazine's Person of the Year was, appropriately, the protester. This is a new reality that will disrupt many long-standing assumptions, elevate some to new heights of power, and undermine the roles of those whose power had been paramount.
Mark Kennedy