Will Mason
Musician and composer • assoc. professor at Wheaton College (MA) • “experimental yet still catchy” — New York Times • music theory, music technology, AI/ML, jazz, gardening • 📍 Rhode Island
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J.D. Vance Really Is the Key to Understanding the American Rightnewrepublic.com The V.P. pick claimed to be decoding Appalachian politics in “Hillbilly Elegy.” But it’s the cynicism of his sexual politics that offers true insight into the right-wing mind.
Law and Border - Niskanen Centerwww.niskanencenter.org The rule of law and risk of lawlessness In public law and politics, the core meaning of the rule of law is this: that the executive branch of the government, in control of the violent agencies of stat...
Public Defenders Look to Grow Their Presence on the Bench in Los Angelesboltsmag.org Hoping to reform county courts, three public defenders are running for judge this fall. They want to build on the success of one candidate in 2022 and another in March.
Academic journals are a lucrative scam – and we’re determined to change that | Arash Abizadehwww.theguardian.com Giant publishers are bleeding universities dry, with profit margins that rival Google’s. So we decided to start our own, says academic Arash Abizadeh
Ohio police officer shoots, kills person in Milwaukee outside of RNC perimeter, sources saywww.jsonline.com The man killed by Ohio officers near the RNC on Tuesday was well-known in the neighborhood, several witnesses told the Journal Sentinel.
Academic journals are a lucrative scam – and we’re determined to change that | Arash Abizadehwww.theguardian.com Giant publishers are bleeding universities dry, with profit margins that rival Google’s. So we decided to start our own, says academic Arash Abizadeh
RNC day 2 to focus on crime and safety as victims' families speak out | Fox News Videowww.foxnews.com Erin Rachwal, who lost her son to fentanyl poisoning and Sheri and Aaron Sparks, who lost their son in the Waukesha parade attack, on the need to hold criminals accountable and stop the influx of illi...
Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changeswww.washingtonpost.com The president has discussed the plans with constitutional scholars and members of Congress in recent weeks.
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.www.propublica.org Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
Analysis | Trump chooses a vice president who would do what Mike Pence wouldn’twww.washingtonpost.com Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) was asked in February what he’d have done on Jan. 6, 2021. He said he’d have done what Mike Pence didn’t.
J.D. Vance Is a Dangerous Authoritariannymag.com The only coherent aspect of his worldview is a lust for power.