AP Introductory Materials Archives - Daniel Aaron Lazar Sat, 11 Sep 2021 18:43:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Lecture: The Systems Approach to Structural Analysis https://daniellazar.com/2021/09/11/lecture-the-systems-approach-to-structural-analysis/ Sat, 11 Sep 2021 17:34:13 +0000 https://daniellazar.com/?p=9322 Here is an outline of my thoughts on systems thinking based rather loosely (too loosely?) on the work of David Easton and Gabriel Almond. Here is an audio version of my lecture from the CoGoPod.

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]]> Lecture: Building & Sustaining Robust Liberal Democracies https://daniellazar.com/2020/05/16/lecture-building-sustaining-robust-liberal-democracies/ Sat, 16 May 2020 20:01:23 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5970 This talk begins with a nuanced definition of democracy and goes on walk you through the main arguments of Levistsky and Ziblatt’s How Democracies Die. Alternatively, you can watch Ziblatt give his talk at the American Academy in the Fall of 2019. Perhaps better to tune into the expert in lieu of this impostor 🙂

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]]> Op-Ed on Referendums https://daniellazar.com/2017/11/25/op-ed-on-referendums/ Sat, 25 Nov 2017 10:49:30 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5782 I recognise that this is an unpropitious time to call for more referendums. But the Brexit vote was the worst possible model for popular decision-making. The government threw a massive question at an electorate that had almost no experience of direct democracy. Voters were rushed towards judgment day on a ridiculously short timetable, with no preparation … Continue reading Op-Ed on Referendums →

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]]> Common vs. Civil Law https://daniellazar.com/2017/10/21/common-vs-civil-law/ Sat, 21 Oct 2017 05:54:10 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5768 Just what is common law, and how does it differ from the civil-law system used in some other countries? Common law is a peculiarly English development. Before the Norman conquest, different rules and customs applied in different regions of the country. But after 1066 monarchs began to unite both the country and its laws using … Continue reading Common vs. Civil Law →

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]]> The end of capitalism has begun https://daniellazar.com/2015/08/05/the-end-of-capitalism-has-begun/ Wed, 05 Aug 2015 08:41:58 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5296 Without us noticing, we are entering the postcapitalist era. At the heart of further change to come is information technology, new ways of working and the sharing economy. The old ways will take a long while to disappear, but it’s time to be utopian. I’ve raised this question–albeit with much less clarity–in class. Read Paul … Continue reading The end of capitalism has begun →

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]]> Mexico City tries to squat off the fat for free subway rides https://daniellazar.com/2015/02/04/mexico-city-tries-to-squat-off-the-fat-for-free-subway-rides/ Wed, 04 Feb 2015 05:42:38 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5199 In an effort to fight obesity, the government of Mexico City will begin offering free subway rides in exchange for 10 squats in front of a ticket-dispensing motion sensor.  Avuncularism? They did a similar thing in Russia…

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]]> The Global Geography of Internet Addiction https://daniellazar.com/2014/12/12/the-global-geography-of-internet-addiction/ Fri, 12 Dec 2014 08:21:32 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5146 How People Spend Their Time on the Internet

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]]> Happiness and Development https://daniellazar.com/2014/11/02/5103/ Sun, 02 Nov 2014 19:35:02 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5103 A survey of 43 countries published on October 30th by the Pew Research Centre of Washington, DC, shows that people in emerging markets are within a whisker of expressing the same level of satisfaction with their lot as people in rich countries. The Pew poll asks respondents to measure, on a scale from zero to … Continue reading Happiness and Development →

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]]> What Europe Would Look Like If All the Separatist Movements Got Their Way https://daniellazar.com/2014/09/25/5076/ Thu, 25 Sep 2014 04:17:41 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5076 The post What Europe Would Look Like If All the Separatist Movements Got Their Way appeared first on Daniel Aaron Lazar.

]]> Stop Multitasking: You're not good at it https://daniellazar.com/2014/07/25/stop-multitasking-youre-not-good-at-it/ Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:17:50 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5022 “Evidence from psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience suggests that when students multitask while doing schoolwork, their learning is far spottier and shallower than if the work had their full attention. They understand and remember less, and they have greater difficulty transferring their learning to new contexts.” “I don’t care if a kid wants to tweet … Continue reading Stop Multitasking: You're not good at it →

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