Research, international development, foreign policy, and violent conflict
I don’t usually mind being wrong. Really I don’t. But today it hurts. Indonesia has passed a bill that makes it illegal to bathe in rivers or wiggle your hips while dancing. The news reached me at exactly the time I was on air on one of the country highest rated TV shows, talking about anal sex.
If I had a nickel for every time that happened to me…
Via the excellent AIDS-agitating Wisdom of Whores blog.
I’m an Assistant Professor of Political Science & Economics at Yale. I use field work and statistics to study poverty, political participation, the causes and consequences of violence, and policy in developing countries. [Read more]
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