Election Results: Reflections & Analysis

While the nation focuses on Barack Obama and his new administration, Hall Institute Executive Director Michael P. Riccards offers some final commentary on the campaign and the American patriot and gracious war hero who re- emerged Tuesday evening, oddly in defeat. Read

Lee Pens Chapter
For New Book

A chapter written by Hall Institute Communications Director Richard Lee will be included in an upcoming anthology on war, media and communication. The book is scheduled to be published next year by McFarland & Company, Inc., of Jefferson, N.C.

In the chapter, Lee explains how protest songs functioned as alternative media during the Vietnam War era, raising issues and asking questions that were absent from, or downplayed by, mainstream media.

The book chapter evolved from a shorter paper he authored a few years ago -- The Ability Of Protest Music To Serve As An Alternative Media And Effect Social Change.

The Governor's Race— New Jerseyans already are looking ahead to the 2009 campaign for Governor. In an opinion piece on the upcoming contest, the Hall Institute's Richard Lee explains why one leading candidate might be better off sitting out the campaign. Read

Election Reaction— As the results of Tuesday's elections were being tallied in national, state and local contests, the Hall Institute was following the developments closely. Once the final numbers were in, we offered quick commentary on the results. Read

Energy Conference— What does the election of Barack Obama mean for energy policy? That is one of the many questions to be discussed at Powering New Jersey’s Future: Defining Our Energy Needs and Solutions, the inaugural conference of the Council on State Public Affairs. The session will take place on Wednesday, November 12, at Marriott Lafayette Yard in Trenton. Read

Visit the Hall Institute online at WWW.HALLNJ.ORG to read these articles and other topical material:

Riccards on New Jersey 2008 — A blog on our state's expanded role in the 2008 presidential race.
Rich Lee on Media — Musings on those who make the news and those who report it.
School Funding — Commentary and analysis on educational issues.
White Papers
Research Essays
Op-Ed Articles
Press Releases

Read more in Michael P. Riccards' POLITICKERNJ.COM COLUMN.

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