The Blue Review presents lively commentary, informed scholarship and critical conversation on politics, cities, the media and the environment. We aim to deepen public involvement and understanding, to debate the ideas of our time and place and to bridge the worlds of academia, journalism and the public interest. We strive for independence, transparency and collaboration and set high editorial standards. The Blue Review is a project of the Boise State University Publications Office in the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs, embracing the university’s state-mandated public affairs mission.