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Contentious Identities: Ethnic, Religious and National Conflicts in Today's World (Framing 21st Century Social Issues)

Social Change in the Modern Era

Noble intentions and lofty rhetoric about justice and equality are not enough. The kinds of policies and interventions that benefit people often sound bad. Those that hurt people often sound good.

Dan Williams • On becoming less left-wing (Part 1)

End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration

Peter Turchin

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The Identity Trap

Yascha Mounk

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The Straussian Moment

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Adversarial Collaboration: An EDGE Lecture by Daniel Kahneman

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In his desire to wrest sole control of risk policy from experts, Slovic has challenged the foundation of their expertise: the idea that risk is objective.

Daniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow

psychology can be adored and adopted by a population with a different cultural psychology.