Abstract. The operational advantages of electrodynamic tethers of moderate length are becoming evident from studies of collision avoidance. Although long tethers (of order of 10 kilometers) provide high efficiency and good adaptability to varying plasma conditions, boosting tethers of moderate length (~ 1 kilometer) and suitable design might still operate at acceptable efficiencies and adequate...

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY VOL. 154, NO. 1, MARCH 2010 1 Read 25 April 2008, as part of the symposium “Cultural Subjects and Objects: The Legacy of Franz Boas and Its Futures in Anthropology, Academe, and Human Rights.” Much of this essay will appear as a chapter in the author’s Anthropology and the Racial Politics of Culture (Duke University Press). The Cult of Franz Boa...

This paper examines how financial deregulation and the partisan underpinnings of deregulation shaped the path of income inequality in the United States. Using time series data from 1914 to 2010 we assess the effect of partisan politics on financial deregulation and, in turn, the effect of deregulation on income inequality. We find that financial deregulation has generally declined when Democrat...

The concession and victory speech is a ritual in American politics, described by Corcoran as a “rite of capitulation,” in which both candidates at the end of an election sanction the legitimacy of the process, agree on the outcome, and start the political transition. Concession and victory speeches emerged as a distinct convention in the television era, but as web services like Twitter take on ...

Cullen S. Hendrix, visiting fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, is Assistant Professor of Government at the College of William & Mary. His areas of research include the economic and security implications of climate change, food security, and civil conflict. He is the coauthor of Science and the International Politics of Climate Change (2010) and Food Insecurity and Vio...