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James G. Chappel

James G. Chappel is Gilhuly Family Associate Professor of History at Duke University.

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The Frozen Politics of Social Security

The tone of exhausted pragmatism—even among friends of the program—is counterproductive. It is beyond time to fight fire with fire.

James Chappel

Bad Romance

Capitalism hasn’t disenchanted the world, a new book argues. Like a bad lover, it beguiles us into spiritual desolation—and only the most utopian politics will break its spell.
James G. Chappel

Democracy Without God

In a new book, philosopher Martin Hägglund argues that only atheists are truly committed to improving our world. But people of faith and socialists have more in common than he thinks.
James G. Chappel

Aging into Feminism

Many Amazon holiday orders will be fulfilled by homeless retirees, America’s newest precariat. Taking better care of them is part of feminism’s next big challenge.
James G. Chappel

Holy Wars

Secularism is fundamental to liberal governance. But is it sustainable?

James G. Chappel

A Servant Heart

How has neoliberalism become so closely linked with evangelical Christianity?

James G. Chappel

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