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Covering the Full Spectrum

Journal Articles/Book Chapters

Social Science Quarterly
by Mark Rush

Presidential Studies Quarterly
by Mark Rush

Op-Eds

The Fulcrum, 2020
by Mark Rush

Richmond Times-Dispatch, 2020
by Mark Rush

The Fulcrum, 2020
by Mark Rush

The Fulcrum, 2020
by Mark Rush

Virginia Capitol Connections, 2020
by Mark Rush

The Fulcrum, 2019
by Mark Rush

Fox News, 13 July 2020
by Mark Rush

Richmond Times Dispatch, 2018
by Mark Rush

The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 2018
by Mark Rush

Roanoke Times, 2016
by Mark Rush

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
by Mark Rush with Bryan Alexander

Get to Know Mark Rush

The Red Sox -
Fans might not want to admit it, but this will cure any Sox fan’s worst day.

. Thanks to Fred Echols for organizing and Sean Tubbs for recording and editing. There has always been a big chapter of the Red Sox nation in the Valley. A subchapter gathered on 27 October 2004… I did frequent shows on Politics on WVTF in Roanoke with Fred. In the summer of 2004, I offered to bring several W&L colleagues down to have a show on baseball misery. Fred laughed and said that when the Sox get into the World Series, he’d organize a show. So, a couple of months later, I picked up the phone.

Recommended Reading

David Fromkin. 1989, 2009. . New York: Henry Holt and Co.

• Mark’s remarks: This is not exactly bedtime reading. It can get dense in parts. But, it lays out imperial overreach and imperial collapse, the politics of oil, and the complexity of a part of the world that has been complex for millennia. It is not too difficult to draw lines from any current geopolitical situation that connect to this book in about seven steps.

Wittes, Benjamin and Gabriella Blum. 2015 . New York: Basic Books.

• Mark’s remarks: Science and Technology are changing every aspect of human interaction. Humans have barely begun to embrace the scope of the challenges these changes present. Wittes and Blum offer a tremendous—and frightening—overview.

Franks, Mary Anne. 2019.

• Mark’s remarks: This is a very important and insightful analysis of the impact of technology and power on the manner in which Americans interpret and exercise our constitutional liberties. The analysis touches upon and critiques some of the foundations of western liberalism. It will test the patience of some readers. But, the underlying argument and analysis are spot on.

O’Connor, Edwin. 1956. .

• Mark’s remarks: Boston: Little, Brown. I know…it’s BOSTON. But, still…all politics is local. Great stuff.

Rauch, Jonathan. 2016. The Atlantic.

• Mark’s remarks: This is as good a piece on “how we got into this situation” as you will find. It asks and answers the question: “Can there be too much democracy?"

Additional Recommendations

Coates, Ta-Nehisi. 2015. . New York/London: One World

Vance, J.D. 2016. . New York: Harper

Hochschild, Arlie Russell. 2018. . New York: The New Press

Zito, Salena and Brad Todd. 2018. . New York Crown

Toot Your Own Horn

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The Columns
By Lindsey Nair

Trivia

The two most important words in my life: “I do."

The next five, “Fine. Buy the g*dd*m dog.” I resisted buying any pet whatsoever for 54 years. I told our sons that we didn’t need pets. We had two boys. (I thought it was funny). My older son told me that I’d love the dog because (unlike either kid), “the dog will listen to everything I say, not disagree, and laugh at all my jokes.” I caved in. The pup now runs my life and the neighbors are still laughing.

I’m a Leo.