Robin Jeshion (USC): Slurs, Dehumanization, and the Expression of Contempt. Randall Horton reviews Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice by Martha Nussbaum. Andrew Arato on the promise and logic of federations, and the problem of their stability. What the P.C. Left is doing wrong in language debates. A fascinating new paper sheds light on how note keeping was once central to the pedagogical experience, deeply embedded in the whole social system of academe, writes Scott McLemee. Joseph Heath on Trump and electoral reform: What does it mean, however, to say, of the world’s leading democracy, that it is incapable of reforming its own institutions, in order to solve pressing problems? Once a function of class, taste has become an exercise in randomness: Jessica Johnson reviews You May Also Like: Taste in an Age of Endless Choice by Tom Vanderbilt.
