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State of the Discussion

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Jaybird

+ According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 1.7 million post-secondary teachers in the US, of whom all are college or university faculty except [. . .]

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 1.7 million post-secondary teachers in the US, of whom all are college or university faculty except for 159,700 graduate teaching assistants. Excluding graduate TAs, the number of faculty in the US is therefore 1.54 million.

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Barbara Bush, Randa Jarrar, and the Outrage of Free Speech

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Kazzy

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Barbara Bush, Randa Jarrar, and the Outrage of Free Speech

20 mins ago

LeeEsq

+ After the Civil War, succession became a dead letter. You can get into the Union but it will take really extraordinary circumstances to get out. [. . .]

After the Civil War, succession became a dead letter. You can get into the Union but it will take really extraordinary circumstances to get out. Federalism and the Constitution also makes internal administrative reform really difficult. The state boundaries are what they are. In a weaker federal system like India or in a centralized state like France, you can adjust boundaries as you see fit. Not in the United States.

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Yes California? #Calexit Returns

29 mins ago

Zac Black

+ I also think it'd be wildly selfish of California to do so; if they did they'd be massively screwing the rest of the country in [. . .]

I also think it'd be wildly selfish of California to do so; if they did they'd be massively screwing the rest of the country in exchange for relatively little benefit, at least as far as I can tell.

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