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The Myth of Limited Government

The Myth of Limited Government

Ronnie Janoff-Bulman— The call for limited government is a recurring theme in Republican politics. Ronald Reagan’s refrain that government is the problem, not the solution, has taken many rhetorical forms… READ MORE

Mixed Signals: A Conversation with Uri Gneezy

Mixed Signals: A Conversation with Uri Gneezy

In Mixed Signals: How Incentives Really Work, Uri Gneezy explains why incentives often fail and demonstrates how the right incentives can change behavior by aligning the signals for better results. Here, he… READ MORE

Brainwashing—A Bubbe-meise?

Brainwashing—A Bubbe-meise?

Joel E. Dimsdale— When I tell people I am interested in brainwashing, I get mixed responses. “Isn’t that kind of a stale, musty topic—Communists, bad science, and all that stuff?”… READ MORE

Pandemic Grief

Pandemic Grief

Dorothy P. Holinger— A friend recently told me, “I’m irritable, sad, and I get mad so easily. I can’t seem to get anything done. I don’t know what’s the matter… READ MORE

Don’t Call Me Angry

Don’t Call Me Angry

Barbara H. Rosenwein— We are tearing our body politic in two, and one reason why is that we simplify the idea of anger. We’ve all seen the headlines: “Global Anger… READ MORE

Interaction and Language Learning

Interaction and Language Learning

Stacey Katz Bourns, Cheryl Krueger, and Nicole Mills— What does it mean to be able to communicate? In general, many researchers would say that competent communicators know what to say,… READ MORE

Ten Minute Guided Meditation with Stephen Batchelor

Ten Minute Guided Meditation with Stephen Batchelor

Stephen Batchelor is a teacher and scholar of Buddhism. He is the author of numerous works, including Buddhism without Beliefs, Living with the Devil, Confession of a Buddhist Atheist, Secular Buddhism, and After Buddhism…. READ MORE

A Matter of Dignity

A Matter of Dignity

Donna Hicks— Like so many of us, I am deeply saddened and outraged by the brutal killing of George Floyd by members of the Minneapolis police. The jaw dropping video… READ MORE

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