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Jan 8, 2013 — &
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Ali Gharib explains to a skeptical James Kirchick why Democrats are rallying behind a conservative Republican. Plus: Why did Obama pick Hagel?

Jan 7, 2013 — &
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Adam Serwer and Jelani Cobb examine Stephen, played by Samuel L. Jackson. Plus: Django and the “n-word.”

Jan 6, 2013 — &
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Marc Tracy and John Koblin discuss the intellectual pleasures of Sunday Night Football.

Jan 6, 2013 — &
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Clay Shirky discusses how higher education is undergoing a revolution caused by massive open online courses. Plus: How the Internet is better than the printing press.

Jan 5, 2013 — &
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Howard Amos explains why relations between the US and Russia have reached a new low. Plus: Inside Russia’s bleak orphanages.

Jan 3, 2013 — &
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Bill Scher and Matt Lewis examine the prominent blogger’s move behind a paywall. Plus: Who has the upper hand on the debt ceiling?

Jan 2, 2013 — &
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Joshua Cohen discusses a recent interview in Boston Review with fiction writer Junot Diaz. Plus: Knowing vs. doing and John Rawls.

Jan 1, 2013 — &
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Rob Farley and Matt Duss compare two of their favorite films of 2012, Lincoln and Django Unchained. Plus: Why Obama should nominate Chuck Hagel.

Dec 31, 2012 — &
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Glenn Loury endorses Quentin Tarantino’s controversial new film. Plus: The case against the “year in review.”

Dec 30, 2012 — &
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Robert Wright and Joel Achenbach consider the link. Plus: The immorality of immortality.

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