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  • American Philosophical Society

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    God and white men at Yale

    In the 1920s, leading thinkers—including the greatest economist America ever produced—focused their efforts on eugenics, preserving the Nordic stock, and the problem of “race suicide.”

    May/Jun 2012
  • Mark Ostow

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    Rap. Unwrapped.

    Three web entrepreneurs are trying to build a wiki empire on analysis of rap lyrics. Lit crit, yo.

    May/Jun 2012
  • Gregory Nemec

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    Sonnet slam

    At a recital of all 154 of Shakespeare’s sonnets, some performers brandished sickles, typed on laptops, and sliced onions. One senior just tried to remember her 14 lines.

    May/Jun 2012
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    Confessions of an accidental advice columnist

    A love of questions, a suicide in the family, and, in the end, an epiphany.

    Mar/Apr 2012
  • NYTimes.com

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    A Rhodes Scholar reacts

    The endorsement process should balance the interests of the university with those of its applicants. 

    Mar/Apr 2012
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    The pros and cons of “informal complaints”

    Resolving sexual misconduct issues without a formal hearing.

    Mar/Apr 2012