1. PACS 4500 Senior Seminar in Peace and Conflict Studies Section 001 Guy Burgess

2. The Pentagon Cut Debate http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/02/opponents-of-pentagon-budget-cuts- just-played-the-entire-media/284058/

3. Cutting the Pentagon to Pre-WWII

4. Defense Budgets

5. Decline of the Tea Party http://www.theatlantic.com/ politics/archive/2014/02/th e-republican- establishments-war-on- the-tea-party-is- working/284072/

6. Decline of the Tea Party http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/02/colorado-senate-race-definitive-proof-republicans-are- getting-their-act-together/284121/

7. All-Out Political Combat http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/02/magazine/chris- lehane.html?src=dayp&_r=0

8. Next Reading Reflections

9. Moral / Distributional Divide Are we the 1%? Are we “bridge people?” What are our responsibilities?

10. Reading Reflections

11. Observations  Income share stability  Poverty vs. a middle class problem?  Wealth vs. income

12. Compassion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCG4qryy1Dghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCG4qryy1Dghim

13. Compassion  What is hurtful to you…  Disrespect?  Betrayal?  What causes you to be hurtful to others…  Lack of empathy?  Anger?  Out group stereotypes?  Dehumanization?

14. Tolerance http://www.theatlantic.com/politi cs/archive/2014/03/lots-of- people-who-support-gay- marriage-think-gay-sex-is- immoral/284171/

15. Compassion Gap http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/02/opinion/sunday/kristof-the-compassion-gap.html

16. Optimal Inequality http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/05/opinion/edsall-just-right- inequality.html?hp&rref=opinion&_r=1 Equality Prosperity

17. War on Poverty: 50 years Later http://budget.house.gov/waronpoverty/

18. Poorly Conceived Anti-Poverty Programs http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/02/how-anti-poverty-programs-marginalize- fathers/283984/

19. Misuse of Facts http://www.thefisc altimes.com/Articl es/2014/03/04/Ec onomists-Say- Paul-Ryan- Misrepresented- Their-Research

20. Reading Reflections

21. Reading Discussion Topics Murray and readings? Breaking the cycle of poverty Bridging the culture stereotype gap 1 st World/ 3 rd World Excuses vs. reasons Intelligent machine age labor market? Complexity-based war on poverty? Threat to democracy, stability? Critics must offer alternative or explain why it’s not a problem. Declining role of agriculture, manufacturing A 99% Occupy Wall Street protest? Precariate Why did civil unrest of the 60’s go away?

22. Big Discussion Topics The threat, Stein’s Law, “things that can’t go on like this don’t” Full employment model? Cultural change at top and bottom?

23. What Should We Do About Ukraine?

24. Ukraine http://www.nytimes.com/2014/ 03/06/opinion/kristof-whos- the-villain- here.html?hp&rref=opinion The problem with us Americans is that we think we should solve every problem. Do just do something, stand there!

25. Soviet Union

26. NATO Today

27. What Should We Do About Ukraine?

28. Ukraine http://www.nytimes.com/2014/ 03/06/opinion/kristof-whos- the-villain- here.html?hp&rref=opinion The problem with us Americans is that we think we should solve every problem. Do just do something, stand there!

29. Dispute Chains & Chess Think as many moves ahead as possible then go for strategic position

30. Syria http://www.policymic.com/articles/84397/haunting-video-shows-what-syria-s-civil-war-would-look- like-in-the-west

31. Who Needs Aid?

32. 1 st / 3 rd World Problems http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUoKBe DEoDY

33. Africa for Norway http://www.africaforn orway.no/ http://www.africaforn orway.no/why