Brad Mielke appears in the following:
Real Estate Developers Concerned About Sandy, Obama
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
They may have built the New York skyline, but the city’s real estate moguls are reeling from Sandy’s destruction.
The Huge Ballot Measures You Forgot Existed
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Forget the presidential hubbub. Millions of voters could wake up tomorrow in a state where marijuana is legal. Not medicinal, not decriminalized — legal. Andrew Cohen, a contributing ...
Can Superstition Predict Presidential Elections?
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
So many dollars, so many votes, so much punditry. But does any of it really matter? It all just comes down to luck, right? Jacopo Della Quercia, a Cracked.com contributor, discusses e...
It's Time for Independents to Choose
Monday, November 05, 2012
If you haven’t made up your mind by now, there’s not much time left. We're following up with AJ Dellinger from Wisconsin, Julia Pfaff from Virginia, and Rick Robol of Ohio, and askin...
Hershey, Pennsylvania: Retail Politics Up Close
Monday, November 05, 2012
In a state most pollsters considered off limits, Mitt Romney and the Republicans say they're playing Pennsylvania for keeps. Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich headed bac...
Rethinking Urban Design in Hurricane Sandy's Wake
Friday, November 02, 2012
It’s easy to forget that Manhattan is an island, and that New York City is a coastal zone, but the truth is that climate change experts had long predicted that rising sea levels and a...
The Popular Vote and the Electoral College
Friday, November 02, 2012
In an age of complicated statistical models managed by the likes of Nate Silver and others, where does the popular vote stand? Larry Sabato, professor and Director of the Center for P...
Will Hurricane Sandy Change Your Vote?
Thursday, November 01, 2012
With much of the hurricane damage in the country’s largest media market, the plight of New Yorkers is sure to dominate the news cycle for weeks — if not months. But could the effect...
What Happens When We Leave Afghanistan
Friday, August 31, 2012
Little will be said at either of the national conventions about Afghanistan. But NATO forces have been fighting and dying for 11 years — and plan to leave within the next two. Is the job done?
The Resurrection of Condoleeza Rice
Thursday, August 30, 2012
This year's Republican National Convention has been about the young new stars of the party and an obvious distancing from the Bush Era. The party's strategy did not, however, apply to...
How Effective Was Paul Ryan's Convention Address?
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan headlined the Republican National Convention last night. Ryan is considered by many to be the face and brains of the party’s political...
The Art of Procrastination
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
The Takeaway has been meaning to do a story on procrastination for a while — they just haven't gotten around to it. But philosophy professor John Perry assures us that this is not unu...
Republican Reaction to Christie's Keynote Speech
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich went down to the convention floor to get reactions from Chris Christie's RNC keynote address.
Senator Rand Paul on Supporting his Father's Challenger
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Despite the unity a Republican National Convention is intended to garner, some Republicans have decided not to endorse Mitt Romney — including one of his challengers, Ron Paul. So som...
A Family History, On Tape
Monday, August 27, 2012
Historians have made careers out of examining pieces of paper — letters, manuscripts, articles — to decipher just a little bit of history, to learn someone's story. But in an age of s...
How Sneakers Explain the World
Friday, August 24, 2012
Since Air Jordans debuted in 1985, the sneaker industry has been dominated by basketball's biggest stars. But how have shoes risen to this level of prominence? And where does fashion ...
The Role of Religion at the RNC
Friday, August 24, 2012
The Republican National Convention will run from Monday to Thursday next week and attendees will hear from some of the biggest names in politics. They’ll also be hearing from some of ...
A Born-Again Preacher Becomes an Atheist Leader
Friday, August 24, 2012
Jerry DeWitt spent most of his adult life giving sermons, counseling, and serving as a city employee in DeRidder, Louisiana. That is, until May of last year, when he realized once and...
'Compliance': A Controversial Tale of Authority
Friday, August 17, 2012
In 2004, a McDonald’s manager in Kentucky received a disturbing call from a man pretending to be a police officer. He told her one of her employees was under suspicion of stealing fro...
Social Media #Bragging: The Science of Ego
Friday, August 17, 2012
"Posing for a cover shoot is scary..." That's the beginning of a tweet by Katie Couric, and it's a perfect example of a new subsection of social media. It's called a "humble brag." You know, telling people why your life is so hard, while subtly reminding us why your life is so sweet.
