My friends over at AMERICAblog ran a series delineating the many ways John Kasich's record doesn't match up with the moderate image he has tried to project throughout the Republican presidential primary. As a born-and-bred Ohioan, I hopped on the chance to contribute. You can check out an except below, and head on over to … Continue reading John Kasich is No Moderate
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Cumhurriet Bayramı, celebrated on 29 October, is the date celebrating the founding of the Republic of Turkey, the day the state was declared by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. It is a national holiday, the equivalent of the 4th of July, Independence Day in America. As such, we had a half day of work the Monday prior, and classes … Continue reading 29 Ekim: Cumhuriyet Bayramı
I've been in Turkey for almost two weeks now... here's the recap. I’m Flying Away My flight took me from DCA, Reagan National Airport, to JFK in New York City, to Rome, to Istanbul, and finally to Ankara. I met one of my fellow Fulbrighters in JFK while waiting to receive boarding passes, and from … Continue reading Türkiye’ye hoş geldiniz (Welcome to Turkey)
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