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BBP13
Ahren Warner strikes a seductive compact between the older and younger camps of British poetry.
Trench Democracy in Public Administration: an Interview with Kimball Payne
Study circles for race and racism in Lynchburg.
The Public Housing Experiment
Public housing has been a significant part of the debate over American government safety net programs.
Inequality: Is Obama Serious About Economic Justice?
President Obama seems comfortable pursuing cooperation, but not redistribution.
What Killed Egyptian Democracy?
The promise of democracy lies in its potential to cultivate political virtue over time. But Egypt’s liberals, unnerved by the policies of the legitimate Muslim Brotherhood government, refused to wait.
From Democrats to Terrorists
The notion that elimination of the Muslim Brotherhood would produce a liberal democratic order was wishful thinking.
What Can Blind People Tell Us About Race?
Blind people are constantly socialized to pay attention to race and its significance.
Forgetting the Holocaust
The Book Thief is a Holocaust story far removed from the one told by survivors.
The Syria Dilemma: A Critical Dialogue
On December 2, 2013, the Center for Middle East Studies at University of Denver co-hosted a debate on Syria with Columbia University's Committee on Global Thought.
On Evgeny Morozov
“I hate the word ‘problematizer,’ but it leaps to mind when I think about Evgeny.”
Is Life a Ponzi Scheme?
Samuel Scheffler’s Death and the Afterlife uses doomsday thought experiments to figure out what makes life meaningful.
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