Larry Evans
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Trends
On December 27, 2009
From 9/11 to exploding budget deficits and the election of our first African American president, the “aughts” were a decade of significant surprises for
The Deficit Dilemma
On December 12, 2009
Here are comments I delivered as part of a really interesting conference about budget deficits and the global economy held yesterday at the Miller Center at
Talking about Research
On December 3, 2009
Over the past twenty years, I have been deeply impressed by the quality of the scholarship conducted by faculty and students at William &
Health Care Reform in the House
On November 27, 2009
The roll call votes that occurred on the House floor about health care reform a few weeks ago were fascinating for students of the
Budget Cut Ironies
On September 20, 2009
Unless you’ve been residing under a rock, you know that the state government in Richmond recently slashed its contribution to the W&M budget by
Courses are Arguments
On September 9, 2009
I get a lot of questions from people about how I structure my classes at W&M. Do you mostly assign books and articles you’ve
Ted Kennedy, most influential minority party Senator ever
On August 29, 2009
Pundits and other media commentators tend to emphasize the “art” of politics and the importance of personality when they weigh in about important events
I’m not a tree hugger, but …
On August 21, 2009
Most falls, I teach Government 350, Introduction to Public Policy, a course that generally enrolls about 85 students across two sections. A comprehensive introduction
Summer research, W&M Style
On August 6, 2009
W&M prides itself on providing undergraduates with meaningful collaborative research experiences with faculty. Indeed, I think that we do undergraduate research better than just