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  • A Backward View: Older Books and the Culture of the Now

    A Backward View: Older Books and the Culture of the Now0

    For almost twenty years, I have written book reviews for a weekly newspaper in Western North Carolina. In general, reviewers take an interest only in new books. This makes some sense, as older books have already received their accolades or their slings and arrows. A few critics—Nick Hornby in his collection of reviews Ten Years

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  • Why There’s So Much Inconsistency in School Shooting Data

    Why There’s So Much Inconsistency in School Shooting Data0

    How many school shootings happen in the U.S. in a single school year? The answer is surprisingly hard to figure out. In April, the U.S. Department of Education released a report on the 2015-2016 school year, stating that “nearly 240 schools (0.2 percent of all schools) reported at least 1 incident involving a school-related shooting.”

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  • Learning the Fourth Amendment … from Mom

    Learning the Fourth Amendment … from Mom0

    A few months back, I regaled readers with a story about my first confrontation with the state, a head-to-head match that left my brother and I jaded as we packed up our lemonade stand on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey. This summer showed how little has changed. Several news stories emerged detailing how

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