PSCI 1050
CRITICALTHINKING
ABOUT POLITICS
JIM BUTTERFIELD
FALL 2020
"Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."
— John F Kennedy
"The most fundamental attack on freedom is the attack on critical thinking skills."
— Travis Nichols
"The insecure leader will interpret critical thinking as criticism."
— Andy Stanley
"We seem to have trouble with critical thinking. And our political system doesn't help."
— Barack Obama
"In the age of information, ignorance is a choice."
― Donny Miller
Class: Tuesday or Thursday 11:00-12:15
Virtual (Webex) office hours: M 1:00-2:30, W 4:30-6:00 and by appointment
Webex Address: wmich.webex.com/meet/jim.butterfield
Room: Tuesday section: 1750 Sangren; Thursday section: 2271 Rood
Office: 3352 Friedmann
Email: jim.butterfield@wmich.edu
Site: jimbutterfield.org/1050.html
TA: Mariia Parkhomenko
Virtual (Webex) office hours: Tu 2:00-3:30, F 10:00-11:30 and by appointment
Webex Address: wmich.webex.com/meet/mariia.parkhomenko
Email: mariia.parkhomenko@wmich.edu
Course Description and Policies
Schedule of Classes
Assignments
Annotated Bibliography
Covid and This Course
