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    THE LONGEST WAR

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THE LONGEST WAR

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One of the deepest and most disturbing investigations of one of the defining issues of our era. Full review >

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    THE ORIGINS OF POLITICAL ORDER

    APRIL 19, 2011

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by Francis Fukuyama

Endlessly interesting—reminiscent at turns of Oswald Spengler, Stanislaw Andreski and Samuel Huntington, though less... Full review >

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    INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY

    JULY 5, 2011

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INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY

by Janet Reitman

A bizarre and complicated history told with masterful control. Full review >

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    ARRIVAL CITY

    MARCH 22, 2011

CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

ARRIVAL CITY

by Doug Saunders

An essential work for those who pay attention to the effects of globalization—which is, or at least should be, nearly... Full review >

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