At the dawn of democracy, Plato foresaw an unfortunate end.
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Lawrence Torcello, Rochester Institute of Technology
From the earliest days of democracy, thinkers have warned that letting the people rule could work out badly.
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The inventor with his eponymous weapon.
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Richard Gunderman, Indiana University
One hundred years ago, the inventor of the most deadly weapon of the 20th century was born in Russia. Now more than 100 million of his namesake guns have been manufactured and used around the world.
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Wolf Gruner, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Most histories highlight the shattered storefronts and synagogues set aflame. But it was the systematic ransacking of Jewish homes that extracted the greatest toll.
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Joseph Thompson, Mississippi State University
Although the GI Bill enabled generations of former service members to acquire higher education and enter the middle class, the bill's benefits were distributed in ways that create uneven outcomes.
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Benjamin Bergen, University of California San Diego
A cognitive scientist observes that the words that bother college-age Americans today can cause harm.
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