In Debate Over Patriot Act, Lawmakers Weigh Risks vs. Liberty
Article cites Prof. Geoffrey Stone, who says United States in better position to examine how ‘to balance the competing interests in security and individual freedom'
Banning Philosophical Exemptions to Vaccination While Keeping Religious Ones Makes No Sense
In op-ed, Prof. Jerry Coyne argues that religious exemptions to vaccinations in public schools is illogical
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Academics Seek a Big Splash
Article cites Prof. James Heckman, who says 'pressure is enormous' for young economists to attract media attention with research
‘A Road Three Hundred Years Long’: A Cinema Stirring Amid an Exodus
Prof. Jacqueline Stewart calls 1941 film 'The Blood of Jesus’ a 'document of black folk culture,' drawing on Hollywood conventions
The Economist Who Realized How Crazy We Are
Author examines Prof. Richard Thaler's history of behavioral economics, research demonstrating human irrationality
Anthony C. Yu, Translator of the Saga of a Chinese Pilgrimage, Dies at 76
Prof. Emeritus Anthony Yu remembered for epic translation of ‘The Journey to the West,’ termed ‘one of the great ventures of our time’