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How Guardrails and Regulations Stifled American Progress
Why Nothing Works by Marc Dunkelman
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How Guardrails and Regulations Stifled American Progress

In Why Nothing Works, Marc J. Dunkelman ’01CC investigates the decline of public-sector innovation from the 1960s through today

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The Pacifist's Guide to Satanism
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The Pacifist's Guide to Satanism

La Carmina, an award-winning blogger, journalist, and author, offers a spirited defense of the often-misunderstood religion

The Best Way to Stop a Negative-Thought Spiral
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The Best Way to Stop a Negative-Thought Spiral

Psychologist Ethan Kross ’07GSAS suggests strategies to root out negative self-talk 

Genius at Work: How Franz Boas Created the Field of Cultural Anthropology
Archive photo of Franz Boas reenacting a Kwakiutl ceremonial dance to assist Smithsonian Institution sculptors building a diorama
Boas reenacts a Kwakiutl ceremonial dance to assist Smithsonian Institution sculptors building a diorama. (Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives)

Genius at Work: How Franz Boas Created the Field of Cultural Anthropology

A century ago, when people believed that human potential was determined by race and gender, a maverick Columbia professor decided everyone was wrong

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Custer's Latest Stand
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Custer's Latest Stand

T. J. Stiles ’91GSAS discusses his latest foray into nineteenth-century America in Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America

Book Review: "Cast of Characters"
Cast of Characters
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Book Review: "Cast of Characters"

By Thomas Vinciguerra ’85CC, ’86JRN, ’90GSAS

Book Review: "Dissent and the Supreme Court"
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Book Review: "Dissent and the Supreme Court"

By Melvin I. Urofsky ’61CC, ’68GSAS

Book Review: "The Laws of Medicine: Field Notes from an Uncertain Science"
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Book Review: "The Laws of Medicine: Field Notes from an Uncertain Science"

By Siddhartha Mukherjee

Book Review: "Orient"
"Orient"
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Book Review: "Orient"

By Christopher Bollen '98CC

Book Review: "Bradstreet Gate"
Bradstreet Gate
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Book Review: "Bradstreet Gate"

By Robin Kirman '07SOA

Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
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Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

Heidi Grant Halvorson ’01GSAS discusses her book No One Understands You and What to Do about It 

Book Review: "The Ethics Police?"
The Ethics Police
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Book Review: "The Ethics Police?"

The Struggle to Make Human Research Safe, by Robert L. Klitzman

Book Review: "In the Country"
In the Country
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Book Review: "In the Country"

By Mia Alvar '07SOA

Book Review: "Midnight’s Furies"
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Book Review: "Midnight’s Furies"

The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition, by Nisid Hajari '96GSAS

Book Review: "Girl at War"
"Girl at War"
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Book Review: "Girl at War"

By Sara Nović '14SOA

Notes of a Literary Partisan
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Notes of a Literary Partisan

We talk with literary and cultural critic Morris Dickstein '61CC about his book Why Not Say What Happened: A Sentimental Education

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