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The celebration of generous portions, meat and fat as masculine and patriotic would have been alien to Washington and Jefferson, who advocated vegetables and moderation as American ideals.
You can tell how close penguins are to each other by how similar their voices are.
A scholar of 18th-century America and the founders analyzes the Supreme Court opinion overturning the constitutional right to abortion, which he says relies on an incomplete version of US history.
What makes a robot an artist?
A leader’s machismo can lead to war, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has long displayed his version of hyper-masculinity. A historian says that for America’s founders, wars never fed their egos.
Like today, passions were strong and political discourse was inflamed in late 18th-century America. Angry mobs torched buildings. Virginians drank a toast to George Washington’s speedy death.
The Founding Fathers were unrelenting in their commitment to the idea that circumstances can arise that require public officials to take actions abridging individual freedoms.
Democracies degenerate because of cunning leaders. Democracies also crumble because of the people themselves – and the US founders believed education would be crucial to maintaining democracy.
We looked at 125,000 protests across Africa and mapped them against Chinese investments.
A president’s persona is always a public act. In that way, Trump’s shtick – vulgar man of the people – was not exceptional. And every president has had to invent his version of the role.
‘Mind your manners’ isn’t just something your mother told you. Manners – and civility – are an essential component of how things get done in government, and the Founding Fathers knew it.
For his first presidential Thanksgiving, George Washington aimed to pull his country together in the face of the many internal divisions that could yank it apart.
‘Mind your manners’ isn’t just something your mother told you. Manners – and civility – are an essential component of how things get done in government, and the Founding Fathers knew it.
Think American democracy is ending? You’re not alone, writes a historian. American leaders have often yielded to despair – as far back as the founding of the republic.
A biographer of George Washington says that the father of the country would have no problem wearing the kind of protective gear that President Trump shuns.
A tense regional election leaves food for thought on all sides.
Marchionne set new leadership standards as CEO of the Fiat family business. His successor, Mike Manley, must build on his legacy.
La vérité n’est nullement garantie et elle exige un apprentissage technique, ainsi qu’une forte dose de bonne volonté et parfois même une bonne part de courage personnel.
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Associate professor, Università di Torino
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Senior Researcher in Law and Economics, Università di Torino
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Research technician, Università di Torino
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Senior Assistant Professor of Political Economy, Università di Torino
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Associate Professor of English Language, Translation and Linguistics, Università di Torino
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Professor of Economics, Università di Torino
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Associate Professor of zoology, Università di Torino
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Post Doctoral researcher, Università di Torino
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Associate Professor of Economics, Università di Torino
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Professor of American History, Università di Torino
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Associate Professor, Università di Torino
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Università di Torino
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Università di Torino
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Associate Professor in Media Theory and History, Università di Torino
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Maître de conférences, Università di Torino