1.0Department of Law and Legal Studies/lawcuthemeedtr5/law/author/cuthemeedtr5/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jttVx3rCpH"><a href="/law/2014/maclellan-publishes-op-ed-ottawa-citizen/">PhD Candidate Publishes Op-Ed in Ottawa Citizen</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/law/2014/maclellan-publishes-op-ed-ottawa-citizen/embed/#?secret=jttVx3rCpH" width="600" height="338" title="“PhD Candidate Publishes Op-Ed in Ottawa Citizen” — Department of Law and Legal Studies" data-secret="jttVx3rCpH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=/law/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Let’s open this up for public discourse! An Op-Ed piece written by PhD Candidate Tiffany MacLellan has been published in the Ottawa Citizen. MacLellan’s conversation, entitled “Yes, public intellectualism is alive”, hosts several theories which aim to explain why academics are on the fringes of public debate. Check out the full item online at OttawaCitizen.com!