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Empire of the AirFrom the flights of the Wright brothers through the mass journeys of the jet age, airplanes inspired Americans to reimagine their nation's place within the world. Now, Jenifer Van Vleck reveals the central role commercial aviation played in the United States' rise to global...
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Behavior of Federal Judges: A Theoretical and Empirical Study of Rational ChoiceJudges play a central role in the American legal system, but their behavior as decision-makers is not well understood, even among themselves. The system permits judges to be quite secretive (and most of them are), so indirect methods are required to maAuthor: Lee Epstein,...
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Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South AsiaThe idea of jihad is central to Islamic faith and ethics, and yet its meanings have been highly contested over time. They have ranged from the philosophical struggle to live an ethical life to the political injunction to wage war against enemies of Islam....
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The Cold World They MadeIn the heady days of the Cold War, when the Bomb loomed large in the ruminations of Washington's wise men, policy intellectuals flocked to the home of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter to discuss deterrence and doomsday. The Cold World They Made takes a fresh...
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Superstitious Regimes: Religion and the Politics of Chinese ModernityWe live in a world shaped by secularism--the separation of numinous power from political authority and religion from the political, social, and economic realms of public life. Not only has progress toward modernity often been equated with secularization, but when religion is admitted into...
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Force and FreedomIn this masterful work, both an illumination of Kant's thought and an important contribution to contemporary legal and political theory, Arthur Ripstein gives a comprehensive yet accessible account of Kant's political philosophy. Ripstein shows that Kant's thought is organized around two central claims: first,...
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Philosophy, Politics, Democracy: Selected EssaysOver the past twenty years, Joshua Cohen has explored the most controversial issues facing the American public: campaign finance and political equality, privacy rights and robust public debate, hate speech and pornography, and the capacity of democracies to address important practical problems. In this...
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Sandbox Investment: The Preschool Movement and Kids-First PoliticsListen to a short interview with David L. KirpHost: Chris Gondek Producer: Heron & Crane The rich have always valued early education, and for the past forty years, millions of poor kids have had Head Start. Now, more and more middle class parents have...
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Rescuing Justice and EqualityIn this stimulating work of political philosophy, acclaimed philosopher G. A. Cohen sets out to rescue the egalitarian thesis that in a society in which distributive justice prevails, people's material prospects are roughly equal. Arguing against the Rawlsian version of a just society, Cohen...
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China's Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental AutocracyThe rise of China as a great power is one of the most important developments in the twenty-first century. But despite dramatic economic progress, China's prospects remain uncertain. In a book sure to provoke debate, Minxin Pei examines the sustainability of the Chinese Communist...
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Free RidingOne individual's contribution to a large collective project--such as voting in a national election or contributing to a public television fund-raising campaign--often seems negligible. A striking proposition of contemporary economics and political science is that it would be an exercise of reason, not a...
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Et Tu, Brute?Why did Caesar have to die--and why did his death solve nothing? The plot was confused, the execution bungled, and within hours different versions of the event were circulating. It was the end of republican Rome and the beginning of the Roman Empire--and yet...
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That the World May Know: Bearing Witness to AtrocityListen to a short interview with James DawesHost: Chris Gondek - Producer: Heron & CraneAfter the worst thing in the world happens, then what? What is left to the survivors, the witnesses, those who tried to help? What can we do to prevent more...
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We Who Are Dark: The Philosophical Foundations of Black SolidarityAfrican American history resounds with calls for black unity. From abolitionist times through the Black Power movement, it was widely seen as a means of securing a full share of America's promised freedom and equality. Yet today, many believe that black solidarity is unnecessary,...
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Failing to WinHow do people decide which country came out ahead in a war or a crisis? Why, for instance, was the Mayaguez Incident in May 1975--where 41 U.S. soldiers were killed and dozens more wounded in a botched hostage rescue mission--perceived as a triumph and...
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Law, Pragmatism, and DemocracyA liberal state is a representative democracy constrained by the rule of law. Richard Posner argues for a conception of the liberal state based on pragmatic theories of government. He views the actions of elected officials as guided by interests rather than by reason...
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A Short History of Distributive JusticeDistributive justice in its modern sense calls on the state to guarantee that everyone is supplied with a certain level of material means. Samuel Fleischacker argues that guaranteeing aid to the poor is a modern idea, developed only in the last two centuries. Earlier...
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American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. DiplomacyIn a challenging, provocative book, Andrew Bacevich reconsiders the assumptions and purposes governing the exercise of American global power. Examining the presidencies of George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton--as well as George W. Bush's first year in ofAuthor: Andrew J. BacevichPublisher: HarvardPublished: 03/15/2004Pages:...
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By Order of the President: FDR and the Internment of Japanese AmericansOn February 19, 1942, following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and Japanese Army successes in the Pacific, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed a fateful order. In the name of security, Executive Order 9066 allowed for the summary removal of Japanese aliens and American...
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Poverty, Equality, and Growth: The Politics of Economic Need in Postwar JapanIn contrast to the large indigent population in Japan in the 1950s, very few Japanese live in poverty in the 1990s. This text explains the Japanese government's decision to respond to poverty by promoting equality as the basis for a social compromise. Deborah Milly...
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