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FIORINA'S PAPER COMBINES HISTORY, TRADITIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE, AND FORMAL MODELS WITH MIXED SUCCESS. HE PRESENTS AN ARRAY OF EXPLANATIONS OF WHY CONGRESS OFTEN CHOOSES TO REGULATE THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES WITH VAGUE MANDATES RATHER THAN BY ENACTING MORE PRECISE LEGISLATION TO BE ENFORCED IN THE COURTS. MANY OF THE INDIVIDUAL MODELS AND EXPLANATIONS ARE INTERESTING AND OFFER USEFUL INSIGHTS, BUT THE PAPER WOULD BENEFIT FROM A GREATER EFFORT TO INTEGRATE AND EVALUATE THE ALTERNATIVES PRESENTED. IN PART, FIORINA HAS SHIFTED THE RESPONSIBILITY" TO THE READER, POSSIBLY IN THE HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE LESS SLIPPAGE FOR THE PROPOSITIONS WITH WHICH THE READER AGREES THAN FOR THOSE HE FINDS LESS COMPELLING. MY COMMENTS FOCUS FIRST ON THE SPECIFIC MODELS PRESENTED BY FIORINA AND THEN ON WAYS IN WHICH PORTIONS OF HIS ANALYSIS MIGHT APPLY TO OTHER REGULATORY ISSUES, IN PARTICULAR THE CHOICE BETWEEN "COMMAND AND CONTROL" AND INCENTIVES.

Since the original publication of The Death of Expertise, the assault on experts has only ratcheted up. Numerous forces have driven the increase, including a deepening of populist anti-intellectualism, a notable rise in conspiratorial thinking, and the hostile reaction to the medical establishment during the Covid pandemic. Trump and Trumpism, of course, have also played an outsized role, and social media continues to fan the flames. In this new edition, Tom Nichols covers the latest developments in the past half dozen years. Along with updating all the chapters, he has added a chapter on the Covid pandemic. Arguably the most influential book written on the attack on expertise in our era, this new edition is sure to remain the standard book on the subject.

"From the adolescent thrill of getting a driver's license to the dreaded commutes of adulthood, from vintage muscle cars to electric vehicles, this groundbreaking book documents the outsized impact the car has had--and will continue to have-- on the lives of women."--

Originally founded in 1889 as a manufacturer of playing cards, this book examines the history and political economic status of the multinational consumer electronics and video game giant Nintendo. This book offers a deeper examination into Nintendo as a global media giant, with some of the industry's best-selling consoles and most recognizable intellectual property including Mario, Pokmon, and Zelda. Drawing upon the theory of the political economy of communication, which seeks to understand how communication and media serve as key mechanisms of economic and political power, Randy Nichols examines how Nintendo has maintained its dominance in the global video game industry and how it has used its position to shape that industry. This book argues that while the company's key figures and main franchises are important, Nintendo's impact as a company - and what we can learn from its evolution - is instructive beyond the video game industry. This book is perfect for students and scholars of media and cultural industries, critical political economy of media, production studies, and games studies.

Intro -- Copyright -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Color keys -- Chapter 1: Photoshop Elements Features Overview -- What's New in Photoshop Elements 2023? -- How Elements is designed to work -- A typical workflow example -- How I like to edit images -- The five faces of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 -- The Home screen -- The Organizer -- The Catalog -- Photo Editor: Quick Edit mode -- Photo Editor: Guided Edit mode -- Photo Editor: Expert Edit mode -- Working with panels and the Panel Bin -- Panel Functions -- The Create and Share menus -- The Enhance Menu -- Working with video and Premiere Elements -- Create menu features -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Setting Up Photoshop Elements from Scratch -- Setting up a photo editing computer -- Importing media into the Elements Organizer -- Reviewing the media -- Media backup -- Organizing your work: Star rating photos -- Organizing your work: Picture search using Metadata -- Organizing your work: Keyword Tagging -- Organizing your work: Places -- Organizing your work: Events -- Organizing your work: People -- Understanding JPEG and RAW file formats -- Saving Files -- Saving Version Sets -- Managing catalogs -- Digitizing Photos with a Scanner -- Digitizing Photos with a Camera -- Color management: Understanding color spaces -- Color management: Color settings -- Color Management: Screen and printer calibration -- Organizer keyboard shortcuts -- Summary -- Chapter 3: The Basics of Image Editing -- The editing workflow and best practices -- Overview: editing RAW files -- Editing Raw files: the Basic tab -- Editing RAW files: the Detail (sharpening) tab -- Editing Raw files: Noise Reduction -- Editing Raw files: Other Features -- 10 ways to open a photo for editing -- Understanding picture resolution -- Cropping for better composition -- The Straighten tool.

"A first-of-its-kind guide for new media times, this book provides practical, step-by-step instructions for writing first-person features, essays, and digital content. Combining journalism techniques with self-exploration and personal storytelling, this book aims to help readers to develop their personal voice and establish a narrative stance. The book introduces nine elements of first-person journalism-Passion, Self-reporting, Stance, Observation, Attribution, Counterpoints, Time Travel, the Mix, and Impact. Two introductory chapters define first-person journalism and its value in building trust with a public now skeptical of traditional news media. The following nine practice chapters each focus on one first-person element, presenting a sequence of "voice lessons" with a culminating writing assignment, such as a personal trend story or an open letter. Examples are drawn from diverse nonfiction writers and journalists, including Ta-Nehisi Coates, Joan Didion, Helen Garner, Alex Tizon, and James Baldwin. Together, the book provides a fresh look at the craft of nonfiction, offering much-needed advice on writing with style, authority, and a unique point of view. Written with a knowledge of the rapidly changing digital media environment, First-Person Journalism is a key text for journalism and media students interested in personal nonfiction, as well as for early-career nonfiction writers looking to develop this narrative form"--

Intro: Untold stories of black wealth -- The Sweet Auburn District-- Atlanta, Georgia -- Bronzeville-- Chicago, Illinois -- The Fourth Avenue District-- Birmingham, Alabama-- Allensworth, California -- Black Wall Street-- Tulsa, Oklahoma -- Black wealth in the United States today.

This book re-examines the field of New Literacy Studies and promotes a shift away from binary constructions of literacies as 'old' or 'new' and to encourage critical reflection on the part of readers as to the uses of these constructs. First, the book examines the entanglement of pasts, presents and futures in contemporary literacy practices. Second, it considers representations of literacies as actors, having their own power and consequences. Third, it critically examines the place of 'new' and 'old' literacies in a marketplace in which social, economic and political power advantage is contested. The book demonstrates the use of assemblage theory drawing on semiotics, geo-semiotics and Actor Network Theory for analyzing literacies as assemblages. It provides readers with tools of analysis with which to interrogate claims made for the value of literacy, innovations and traditions alike. It also discusses implications for literacy policy, curriculum, teacher education and research.

"This ground-breaking handbook provides multi-disciplinary insight into Chinese morality, cognition and emotion by collecting in one place a comprehensive collection of essays focused on Chinese morality by world-leading experts from more than a dozen different academic fields of study. Through fifteen substantive chapters, readers are offered a holistic look into the ways morality could be interpreted in China, and a broad range of theoretical perspectives, including ecological, anthropological and cultural neuroscience"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Prison Education in Context -- 2 Finding Voices -- 3 Pains and Coping with Time Inside -- 4 Shaping and Reshaping Identity -- 5 Education and Relationships -- 6 Education and Desistance -- 7 Understanding Education in Prison -- Index.