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David S. Meyer
I'm a professor of sociology and political science at the University of California, Irvine. I've been thinking, and writing about, protest politics for almost ever. This site offers comments on contemporary events, informed (I hope) by knowing something about history and about the academic study of social movements.
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The Constitution and Reading Aloud
My first grader is starting to get bored of reading aloud in class. Like most members of Congress, she can read faster than she can listen, and having to slow down as every reader stumbles through the words gets tiresome. … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Constitution, immigration, John Lewis, tea party
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Who’s Serving the Tea?
The Tea Party hit institutional politics early, and now activists have to grapple with the realities of politics indoors. This is, of course, a common story for social movements in America. Activists mobilize for broad, often-ill-defined, goals, and then have … Continue reading
Contested Conservatism
As the Republicans take control of the House of Representatives and try to flex new muscle in the Senate–and in politics more generally–the conflicts within modern conservatism will become more visible. The label “conservative” has always included contradictory positions, and … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative, don't ask don't tell, Dream act, Edmund Burke, Rush Limbaugh
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Painted Grassroots
Reading the sports section of the Sunday New York Times, I was surprised to find a full-page ad attacking the Humane Society of the United States and its president, Wayne Pacelle. The ad reported that HSUS was soft on quarterback/dog … Continue reading
Defeats and Victories
Movements don’t disappear after a legislative verdict. Victories and defeats change calculations about what’s possible and how to go about getting it, but they virtually never–at least in the United States–provide a decisive resolution to the sorts of issues that … Continue reading
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Tagged countermovements, defeat, don't ask don't tell, Dream act, immigration, legislation, victory
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Still a Dream?
When we listen to the young people who have come forward about their undocumented legal status, we hear them express unvarnished optimism about the passage of the DREAM Act. (Listen, for example, to the testimony on NPR’s Talk of the … Continue reading
Resistance in the Military
Governments fall when their leaders lose control of the armed forces. When the soldiers lay down their swords and shields and take the hands of the people in the streets, their leaders get on planes and look for somewhere else … Continue reading
Diluted Tea
Sharron Angle, the failed Republican/Tea Party Senate candidate in Nevada, has just announced that she’s forming a PAC to advance Tea Party ideals and Tea Party candidates. Angle, whose candidacy was buoyed by Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Express, … Continue reading
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Strong Tea
Rep. Michele Bachmann, founder of the Tea Party Caucus in the House of Representatives, promised that she would provide classes on the Constitution for her colleagues, particularly her newest colleagues. And there are plenty of them in the next Congress. … Continue reading
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Tagged Antonin Scalia, Congress, michele bachmann, Supreme Court, tea party, Virginia Thomas
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Phelps Family Flop? Not quite.
Elizabeth Edwards’s funeral in Raleigh, North Carolina, was another occasion for the Westboro Church (read: Fred Phelps and family) to get attention. As discussed here, the tiny hyperconservative church has succeeded in gaining national attention by picketing military funerals and … Continue reading
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