Blegging for stapler advice

In the process of moving to Fletcher, I received the standard allotment of office supplies — printer paper, binder clips, highlighters…. and a f*&@ing stapler that can’t seem to staple more that fifteen f#$%ing pages together without self-destructing!!!! Sorry. This has been an ongoing problem for me — I need a stapler that can reliable ...

By , a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast.

In the process of moving to Fletcher, I received the standard allotment of office supplies -- printer paper, binder clips, highlighters.... and a f*&@ing stapler that can't seem to staple more that fifteen f#$%ing pages together without self-destructing!!!! Sorry. This has been an ongoing problem for me -- I need a stapler that can reliable staple up to 40 pages with a miimum of fuss. Sophisticated market research suggests that readers of danieldrezner.com work in an office environment, and therefore might be able to help me. So, please, before I turn into this guy -- what's the best stapler out there?

In the process of moving to Fletcher, I received the standard allotment of office supplies — printer paper, binder clips, highlighters…. and a f*&@ing stapler that can’t seem to staple more that fifteen f#$%ing pages together without self-destructing!!!! Sorry. This has been an ongoing problem for me — I need a stapler that can reliable staple up to 40 pages with a miimum of fuss. Sophisticated market research suggests that readers of danieldrezner.com work in an office environment, and therefore might be able to help me. So, please, before I turn into this guy — what’s the best stapler out there?

Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner

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