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Jessica Riskin

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A Poisonous Legacy

Two new books reveal the story of Stanford University’s early years to be rife with corruption, autocracy, incompetence, white supremacy, and murder.

by Jessica Riskin via New York Review of Books on June 1, 2023

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Losing the Genetic Lottery

How did a field meant to reclaim genetics from Nazi abuses wind up a haven for race science?

by Padmini Raghunath via Distillations on April 6, 2023

William F. Buckley, Donald Trump.

The Modern Conservative Tradition and the Origins of Trumpism

Today’s Trumpist radicals are not (small-c) conservatives – but they stand in the continuity of Modern Conservatism’s defining political project.

by Thomas Zimmer via Democracy Americana on December 16, 2024

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