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James Morone / Brown:
The Politics of Morality in America
Starting with the Puritans, a unique American brand of governance was created that had morality as its centerpiece. They hanged Quakers and “witches,” slaughtered Native Americans, and exiled heretics to Rhode Isla... read more
Free TrialAnti-Americanism in Latin America and What It Means for the U.S.
Instructor:
Steven Levitsky / Harvard
Since 2000, Latin America has experienced an unprecedented turn to the left. Whereas 1990s had been the decade of the “Washington Consensus,” in the region, the 2000s have seen the elec... read more
Are Lawyers Subverting Criminal Justice in Our Courts?
Instructor:
Stephen Bibas / Penn
In England and colonial America, criminal justice was run by laymen, not lawyers. Ordinary citizens passed judgment as jurors, and everyone gossiped about trials and saw convicts punished in the t... read more
Century of Immigration and the Transformation of America
Instructor:
Hasia Diner / Nyu
In the century between the 1820s, when mass migration from Europe began, and the 1920s, when the United States Congress began imposing severe immigration restrictions, America was transformed. Th... read more
