Resistance fighter. Development economist. Philosopher. A new biography of the thinker who redeemed political economy for liberals.
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Data Comes to the Culture Wars
A sociologist runs the numbers on charges of liberal campus bias.
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Fear and the New Deal
FDR ascended to the White House 80 years ago. How has his legacy—and the legacy of his landmark legislation—shifted in the years since?
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Stalked, Virtually
James Lasdun’s memoir on the terrifying frailty of reputation in the Internet era.
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Social Climate Change
Emily Bazelon’s look at how bullying—once known as “kids will be kids”—came to be seen as a crisis.
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Goodbye, Petraeus
The general’s gone, but a new book on his big idea is essential for the coming defense debates.
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Camelot’s Begetter
Besides being the father of John, Bobby, and Teddy, Joe Kennedy left behind a tattered legacy.
