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Who Government Workers Really Are
The federal government is more than just the clerks working in government buildings. Some of them have solved intractable problems and built meaningful…
Dec 22
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Christopher Gerlacher
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How We Lie to Ourselves About Our Inherent Goodness
Albert Camus' book The Fall is a challenge to confront the worst parts of ourselves that may never be tested in the real world.
Dec 15
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Christopher Gerlacher
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How Extremists Give Permission to Relinquish Moral Responsibility
Salman Rushdie's fifth novel is a family saga warning of the dangers of political extremism and how quickly societies can change.
Dec 8
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Mephisto, the Critic of the Digital Age
The Devil's manipulative abilities in Goethe's play, Faust, reveal frailties that remain common two centuries after its publication.
Dec 1
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Lessons from the War that Haunted the Founding Fathers
The Thirty Years War was a devastating religious conflict that was fought in Germany but engulfed Europe. It was also one reason separating government…
Nov 24
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Christopher Gerlacher
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Salman Rushdie’s Life and Art after his Near-Assassination
Salman Rushdie survived his assassination attempt to testify against his would-be killer. Rushdie's memoir Knife details the aftermath of his…
Nov 17
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Christopher Gerlacher
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How to Avoid Drawing the Wrong Picture of the World
Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign had flaws in its leadership and operations that anyone who wants to see the world more clearly can learn from.
Nov 10
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Christopher Gerlacher
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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.
Nov 3
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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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