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Mike Edwards grew up the son of a Southern Baptist preacher in Minneapolis, MN. He holds political science degrees from Rice University, located in Houston, TX, and the University of California, San Diego, and he currently lives with his wife in Cambridge, MA.

As a writer, Mike Edwards' primary interest is in politics, particularly the intersection of politics and the media. When he's not writing, he keeps up with current events on cable news, the New York Times, and ESPN; he reads history, political theory, and fantasy novels; and he spends more time playing online computer games than he would care to admit. "Democracy Despite Itself" is his first book, he maintains a blog at www.leftfielder.org, and contributes to Huffington Post.

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A Tale of Three Scandals

There are three “scandals” supposedly “rocking” the White House this week. Really, I think it just goes to show how silly we all are.

The first, and oldest, of these scandals is Benghazi. Four Americans were killed, including the Ambassador to Libya, when an Al Qaeda affiliate attacked a diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya in September, 2012. Since then, the conservative media has been pushing...

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Mike Edwards's Books

Average rating: 3.68 · 19 ratings · 5 reviews · 1 distinct work · Similar authors

Democracy Despite Itself: Why a System That Shouldn't Work at All Works So Well
by Danny Oppenheimer, Mike Edwards (Goodreads Author)
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions

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The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author)

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Mike Edwards wrote a new blog post A Tale of Three Scandals There are three “scandals” supposedly “rocking” the White House this week. Really, I think it just goes to show how silly we all are. The first, and... Read more of this blog post »
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Mike Edwards rated a book 5 of 5 stars Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1) by Anthony Ryan (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Old-fashioned sword-and-sorcery coming of age tale, but with enough changes on the basic motif to keep you interested. What really draws you in, however, is the character development and his brilliant usage of flashbacks. The story itself is good; th...more
Nov 14, 2012 10:44am · see review
Mike Edwards wants to read The Dragon's Path (The Dagger and the Coin, #1) by Daniel Abraham	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 11, 2012 06:40pm
Mike Edwards rated a book 3 of 5 stars An Acceptable Time (Time, #5) by Madeleine L'Engle	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 10, 2012 07:02am
Mike Edwards rated a book 4 of 5 stars Many Waters (Time, #4) by Madeleine L'Engle	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Mike Edwards rated a book 5 of 5 stars A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time, #3) by Madeleine L'Engle	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Mike Edwards rated a book 4 of 5 stars A Wind in the Door (Time, #2) by Madeleine L'Engle	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 08, 2012 04:23pm
Mike Edwards rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Millennium, #3) by Stieg Larsson	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 06, 2012 11:39am
Mike Edwards rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium, #2) by Stieg Larsson	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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