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Why Anti-Intellectualism Still Haunts American Politics
Richard Hofstadter’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book produces as accurate reflection of 2025’s political climate as it did in 1962.
20 hrs ago
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Christopher Gerlacher
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The Tragedy of Dmitri Shostakovich
Even as he undercut one of history's most brutal dictators, Shostakovich couldn't keep himself from collaborating with the Soviet regime late in his…
Oct 27
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Christopher Gerlacher
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If You Make It Trend, You Make It True
Renee DiResta's investigation offers a stark warning about the trustworthiness of the content they read online - even beyond the usual concerns about…
Oct 20
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Christopher Gerlacher
Incentives Don't Paint a Full Picture of Moral Choice
Resurrection shows how even “rational” systems can reward hypocrisy, offering insight for an age of influencers enamored with behavioral economics.
Oct 13
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Why Liberalism Still Matters
As extremists call liberalism outdated, Fukuyama argues it’s still the best system for peace and dignity amid deep political divides.
Oct 6
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Christopher Gerlacher
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How Randomness Masquerades as Luck and Skill
Nassim Taleb explores how traders confuse chance with skill, offering lessons on controlling emotion, avoiding excuses, and resisting crowd-driven…
Sep 29
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Violence, Power, and the Trivialization of Corruption
A journalist's battle to end a child sex trafficking ring shows what a corrupt court system really looks like.
Sep 22
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Free Speech’s Double-Edged Champions and Other Challenges
Tolerance for dissent has a long history of overcoming censorship, hypocrisy, and a never-ending fight for the freedom to describe the world as one sees…
Sep 15
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Christopher Gerlacher
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How Democrats Flipped Colorado
Colorado progressives built a new organizational network that overwhelmed Republicans more focused on in-fighting than winning elections.
Sep 8
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Christopher Gerlacher
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How Grandstanding Undermines Genuine Dialogue
Moral grandstanding is rotting online discourse, cheapening essential words and rewarding performative cruelty over genuine dialogue.
Sep 1
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Albert Camus on the Courage to Resist Authoritarianism
Camus, the founder of absurdism, risked his life in the French Resistance. His lessons remain urgent for divided societies.
Aug 25
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Why Working Class Voters Are Leaving the Democrats Behind
Democrats’ post-2024 soul-searching reveals deep losses among working-class and minority voters that had been in progress since Trump's first election.
Aug 18
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Christopher Gerlacher
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