Mary Campbell Gallagher


SELECTED WORKS

Mary Campbell Gallagher's Publications on Cities
"The Eminent Domain Casino," op-ed by Mary Campbell Gallagher. In Metro New York, July 9, 2007, p. 10.
Op-ed arguing that at Atlantic Yards Mayor Bloomberg and developer Bruce Ratner are gambling with the character of Brooklyn and with citizens' homes and businesses. The project may fail, but no politician will ever pay the price at the polls.
"Atlantic Yards: What Would Tiny Tim Say?" op-ed by Mary Campbell Gallagher. In Metro New York, September 25, 2006, p. 10.
Op-ed highlighting the mammoth out-of-scale size of the Atlantic Yards project and the fact that Atlantic Yards is entirely a creation of politician and developer avarice. This city treats its neighborhoods as just "products," to be offered for sale to corporations for condos and office buildings. No one consulted the citizens of New York City.
"Superstores Come With Too High a Price," op-ed by Mary Campbell Gallagher. In Newsday, January 6, 2005, p. 37.
Op-ed arguing that while Wal-Mart and Ikea promise to "create" jobs, they in fact destroy jobs, instead.
"Why Red Hook Ikea Project Should be Rejected," Guest Opinion by Mary Campbell Gallagher. In The Brooklyn Papers, October 2, 2004, p. 6.
Op-ed demonstrating that big box Ikea's promises to the residents of Red Hook Houses are false, and suggesting that an Ikea store in Red Hook will cause suburban problems like sprawl and congestion while eliminating the lively variety we enjoy in cities.
"New York, New York," Essay-Review by Mary Campbell Gallagher of A New Deal for New York, by Mike Wallace. In The Nation, 6 January 2003, pp. 25-32.
Essay-Book Review. An argument for strengthening the manufacturing sector in New York City
"This Park is Central," Commonweal, 22 April 1994, p. 30.
Essay about New York City's Central Park in spring.
"Two Dreams of Greenwich Village," Literal Latte, November-December 1997, pp. 19-21.
Critical memoir of New York City student life in Greenwich Village in the Fifties.
Selected Publications on Legal Topics
"Linguists Could Provide Insights into Abscam Tapes." Legal Times, 31 August 1981, p. 12.
Op-Ed essay arguing that in the Abscam cases the F.B.I. may have manipulated conversations on audiotapes to produce falsified evidence in prosecutions of politicians.
"Bill on Parental Consent for Abortions Poses Quandary." The New York Observer, 30 April 1990, p. 12.
Feature article setting out pros and cons of a statutory parental consent requirement for teen-agers' abortions. Includes many interviews with advocates for both sides.
Scoring High on Bar Exam Essays. New York: Arco, 1991; Sulzburger & Graham, 1996. Audio Companion to Scoring High. Arlington, Virginia: The National Jurist, 1996
Study guide for bar candidates teaches them how to raise their scores on the bar exam essays: 80 actual state bar exam questions, plus answers in Dr. Gallagher's format.
"Testing 1-2-3: An Insider’s Insight on How to Do Well on Bar Exam Essays." Student Lawyer, March 1992, pp. 12-14.
Feature article with interviews with state bar examiners, showing how students should structure their bar exam essays
Selected Publications on Schools and Teaching
"Lessons from the Sputnik-Era Curiculum Reform Movement: The Institutions We Need for Educational Reform." In What’s at Stake in the K-12 Standards Wars: A Primer For Educational Policy Makers, ed. Sandra Stotsky, pp. 281-312. New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc., 2000.
Full-length feature article cum memoir on the history of the Curriculum Reform Movement of the 1960s. Contains interviews with key participants in that historic era in American education.
Review of Nicholas Lemann, The Big Test (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999). The Weekly Standard, November 22, 1999, at 39-40.
Review of book on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
Brown, Thomas R., Mary Gallagher, and Rosemary Turner, Teaching Secondary English: Alternative Approaches. Columbus, Ohio: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co., 1975.
Textbook for teachers of secondary school English, describing three distinct educational approaches.
Mary Campbell Gallagher's Publications on Public Speaking
"Sarah Palin, She Shoots, She Scores!"
Op-ed arguing that Title IX and basketball are responsible for Sarah Palin's extraordinary skills as a platform speaker.

Quick Links

Here are some sites and some books that may interest anyone who likes American cities.

Gotham Gazette
Big Cities Big Boxxes: Wal-Mart, Ikea, and the other big box stores, the future of our high streets, and the future of the New York City economy
Institute of Classical Architecture/
Classical America
FLM Architects Classical Proposal for WTC Site
Eric Darton, Divided We Stand: A Biography of New York's World Trade Center
Photographer Danny Lyons's images of lower Manhattan before the World Trade Center
Books by Jane Jacobs
Francis Morrone
Books by Roberta Brandes Gratz
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David Garrard Lowe
James Howard Kunstler
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Scoring High on Bar Exam Essays

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Scoring High on Bar Exam Essays is a widely-acclaimed book that provides systems for outlining and writing lawyer-like bar exam essays. It contains 80 actual state bar exam essay questions, plus 80 answers written using Dr. Gallagher's systems. The St.John's Law School Forum called it "the best [money] you can spend on bar exam preparation." The Columbia Law School News said, "Easy to understand, easy to apply." The book Scoring High on Bar Exam Essays is © Copyright Mary Campbell Gallagher 1996. All rights reserved.