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Two enduring truths shape the study of human rights. First, states violate the rights of their own citizens at an alarmingly high rate. Second, these same states are rarely held accountable for their...
Catherine Robinson, Murad Khan and I have edited a new book on suicide prevention. Does the world need it when there already loads of books on suicide? We think so. Many academics in mental health...
Gaetano Donizetti’s 1835 tragic opera Lucia di Lammermoor is known for a lot of things: its Scottish setting, its beautiful bel canto melodies, its tale of forbidden love and a final lover’s...
In a high-profile address to US generals earlier this week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declared, “We don’t fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our war fighters to intimidate,...
Autumn is most definitely here: leaves crunch underfoot; the air is crisp and cool; pumpkin and apple spices waft from the coffee shops. But while the season brings many changes, it does not alter work...
The law underwent significant developments in eighteenth-century Britain as jurists and legislators adapted older doctrines to fit the needs of an increasingly commercial, industrial, and imperial society....
Social groups dominate public discourse. The news, social media, scientific reports, and everyday conversations all refer to groups of every kind: women, conservatives, Muslims, immigrants, Nigerians,...
When we wrote our handbook for fiction writers (The Book You Need to Read to Write the Book You Want to Write, published by CUP in 2022) we excluded a component of our taught courses, the writing exercise...
Why Analytics Matters Now More Than Ever In today’s world, data and algorithms are everywhere, but real impact comes not from numbers alone—it comes from how we use them. That belief is at the...
Every policymaker knows the dilemma: should governments trust people to do the right thing, or make sure they do it? The safer option has usually been enforcement. Write the rules, monitor behavior, punish...
Section 1: What are Thought Experiments For? Thomas Kuhn famously asked how it was possible for thought experiments to lead to new scientific knowledge in the absence of new data. In philosophy,...
For more than a century, the legal profession in the United States has tightly controlled the delivery of legal services. Lawyers enjoy a monopoly: only licensed attorneys can provide legal advice, represent...
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