One the one hand, this is a discordant post given everything else we are talking about here on OTB, but on the other, maybe we can provide a little distraction from the news!
Steven L. Taylor is a retired Professor of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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I was thinking perhaps in addition to the open forum, we could have an occasional trivial forum. That is, no politics, policy, or the ongoing collapse of a once great country.
I was thinking perhaps in addition to the open forum, we could have an occasional trivial forum. That is, no politics, policy, or the ongoing collapse of a once great country.
I expect I’ll listen to the podcast tomorrow.
The Doomsday Weapon is mentioned in a TNG novel, Vendetta. It was meant as a dumb, but powerful weapon against (spoiler alert) The Borg.
Trek novels are not cannon. On the other hand, while I did like Discovery, I think it should not be taken as cannon either.