Law, Policy & Society
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07.26.2012
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07.11.2012
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Lincoln’s personal and political conflicts over slavery and emancipation illuminate UChicago philosopher Jonathan Lear’s understanding of irony.
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Illustrator Mark McMahon, a longtime contributor to the Magazine, roamed Chicago during the NATO summit and sent us some sketches in progress, along with his notes.
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During the Cultural Revolution in China, my father was declared a traitor, and my mother was imprisoned by the Red Guards and repeatedly coerced to divorce him.
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July–Aug/12
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Harris School of Public Policy Studies dean Colm O’Muircheartaigh discusses recent appointments of high-profile political partisans.
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A Center for International Studies talk tackles hunger in the United States.
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Seth Zurer, the cofounder of Chicago’s Baconfest, answers a few questions about his favorite meaty treat.
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Tech writer and law student Julian Dibbell tackles the problem of virtual property.