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The rediscovery of this writer in the Renaissance opened the way to the modern world (and, more important, the invention of political science) Henry Farrell - August 22, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28837" align="aligncenter" width="228"] (Harvard University Press)[/caption] The work of
The political scientist Ray Wolfinger has died John Sides - February 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21053" align="aligncenter" width="230"] (Source: University of California)[/caption] Ray Wolfinger,
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What is lustration and is it a good idea for Ukraine to adopt it? Vincent Post and Maria Popova - April 9, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Communist lawmakers scuffle with right-wing