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de Man Overboard!
A new biography of the most influential literary theorist of his generation looks into his dark past. Scott McLemee thinks it's a scandal.
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Documentary History
A new book traces the background of scholarship in the age of instant reproduction. Scott McLemee gets out the highlighter.
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The Perversion of Virtue
A new book looks at the twisted logic at work in a horrific crime. Scott McLemee investigates.
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Founding Fathers and Sex
Seduction, adultery, Illegitimate babies! And don't forget Ben Franklin's cross-dressing friend. Scott McLemee is shocked, shocked he tells you.
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Nought Else Being Equal
The pundits have chewed over the question of inequality. Sociologists have different perspectives. Scott McLemee looks at an agenda-setting new book.
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Bending the Shtick
The figure known as "the Elvis of cultural theory" has just published a book of jokes. Scott McLemee is holding his sides.
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Forgive Us Our Debts
It's a casino economy -- where the dealer always wins. Scott McLemee reports on a book about profit, loss, and education as a risky bet.