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Neuroeconomics Politiku

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The topic of the December Politiku was Neuroeconomics -or- the science of what happens to our brains when we shop.  I ended

If you’d like to read my Huffington Post Politiku Neuroeconomics for New Years click here.

What is Neuroeconomics?

To really get something of a sense of what this is about, I suggest you read what others have to say about it:

Tim Hartford’s Slate.com article on Neuroeconomics

Sharon Begley’s Newsweek article on Neuroeconomics

Elizabeth Eaves’ Forbes article on Neuroeconomics

Paul B. Farrell’s Market Watch article on Neuroeconomics

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Nobel Peace Prize Politiku

On October 9, 2009, the Norwegian Nobel Committee made an surprising announcement.  Was it the fact that the news came only nine months into The President’s first term that made the news so shocking or was it the conceptual nature of the Nobel Committee’s kudos that caused so many waves to bristle?

From Blog Archive

Are Obama’s, “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” deserving of such a distinguished acknowledgment?

Submission deadline has already passed.  Click here if you’d like to read it on The Huffington Post and/or add commentary.

Want to submit for the November politiku post?  Click here to get the topic.

More context for how this decision was made -
Here’s the Nobel Committee’s announcement
Here’s the Reuters’ run down on what earned Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter their Nobels.

Saturday Night Live’s Obama acceptance speech sketch
Read what Maureen Dowd, channeling Bill Clinton and W, has to say -or-
Check out my friend, Thomas Huynh’s Sun Tzu based commentary on the topic.


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Health Care Reform Politiku

The submission deadline for this archived Politiku Shout Out has already passed as the Health Care Politiku (formerly titled “Health Care Reform Politiku) has posted. The current Politiku Shout Out, however, is only a click away.

Health Care Reform is in the air which means time for a new Huffington Politiku. Please submit Politiku via the commentary section of this post or email me at susanna (at) susannaspeier (dot) com

From Blog Archive

Click here to read a deeply insightful op-ed on the topic by my fav NY Times columnist, Nick Kristof.

Still looking for inspiration?  Check out this viral You Tube video on Health Care.

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Inauguration Day Haikus


Haiku time again!
Politi-ku — my new hybrid
Form and content merge

Haiku 101

Links to earlier Politikus on this blog

Her whiskers sensed winds of change.Embir’s Pre-Inauguration Day Politiku
(Guest post from barack-haiku.com)

Lincoln’s Iron Horse
Ease through winter burgs and fields
Roll to victory

s000z’s Inauguration Day Politiku
Kee-hap is purring
Her whiskers feel the wind blow
Inaugurate change

Jennie Livingston’s* Inauguration Day Politiku
Wind chill in the teens
Huddled masses waiting for
Some new source of heat

Daniel Nester’s Inauguration Day Politiku
“Set aside childish
things”—does that mean Maureen Dowd
is out of a job?

Don Bassman’s Inauguration Day Politiku
In a single day
the hand of the president
overruled the king

Tanya Elder’s* Inauguration Day Politiku
See of people living, breathing, being, at last free of tyranny.

Pete Orvetti’s* Inauguration Day Politikus
I swear solemnly
Word order doesn’t mean much
When you are The One

Hope, change, Yes We Can
Port-A-Potties everywhere
Change-Fest on the Mall

Nope, we didn’t go
Someday my sons will be mad
Crowds and change scare me

Yo Yo Oba-Ma
And the Queen of Soul
Wish I had her hat

J. Holtham’s* Inauguration Day Politiku
early
dark then light
cold cold cold
crowds crowds crowds
long lines
LONG LINES
sea of people
history

Adam Sadowsky’s Inauguration Day Politiku
Forces stacked against
And yet character prevails
Winter blows in CHANGE

Jason Rosenbaum’s Inauguration Day Politiku
Barack Obama
President of the U.S.
Con Law Prof makes good!

Donald Lee’s Inauguration Day Politiku
Occasional Poem
Dulls This Historic Moment
Did She Facebook O?

Ken Urban’s* Inauguration Day Politiku
happy happy day
obama michelle joe jill
still more work ahead

s000z’s Post-Inauguration Day Politiku
Guantanomo closed
dignity reclaims its pen
humanity triumphs

* Was in Washington, D.C. for the event.

Winds of Change

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