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The book Politico calls “Moneyball for politics” shows how cutting-edge social science and analytics are reshaping the modern political campaign. Renegade thinkers are crashing the gates of a venerable American institution, shoving aside its so-called wise men and replacing them with a...

The state-directed opening of the Chinese economy in 1979 led to a number of radical transformations within Chinese society, but Western understanding of these changes is often limited by erroneous assumptions. Offering a clear picture of the vast economic and social forces of modern-day China, Professor Robert J. Shepherd addresses U.S. investment in China, China's startling economic growth, state vs. society issues in the vast republic, and the effect of social and cultural change on the Chinese people.

Maarten van Rossem behandelt in dit college de geschiedenis van het Westerse kapitalisme in de afgelopen eeuw, van de Great Depression tot nu. In de drie decennia na de Tweede Wereldoorlog was er sprake van een sterke economische groei en werd er gewerkt aan de opbouw van de moderne verzorgingsstaat. In de loop van de jaren zeventig stagneerde de groei. Zoekend naar een nieuw economisch model, triomfeerde onder Thatcher en Reagan het neoliberalisme.

For decades, history has considered Tammany Hall, New York's famous political machine, shorthand for the worst of urban politics: graft, crime, and patronage personified by notoriously corrupt characters. Infamous crooks like William "Boss" Tweed dominate traditional histories of Tammany, distorting our understanding of a critical chapter of American political history. In Machine Made, historian and New York City journalist Terry Golway convincingly dismantles these stereotypes.

In April 2017, Daniel W. Drezner began curating every example he could find of a Trump ally describing the president like a toddler. So far, he's collected more than one thousand tweets - a rate of more than one a day. In The Toddler-in-Chief, Drezner draws on these examples to take listeners through the different dimensions of Trump's infantile behavior, from temper tantrums to poor impulse control to the possibility that the President has had too much screen time. How much damage can really be done by a giant man-baby?

In Bomb Power, Garry Wills reveals how the atomic bomb transformed our nation down to its deepest constitutional roots - by dramatically increasing the power of the modern presidency and redefining the government as a national security state---in ways still felt today. A masterful reckoning from one of America's preeminent historians, Bomb Power draws a direct line from the Manhattan Project to the usurpations of George W. Bush.

"Modern World Tugs at an Indonesian Tribe's Ancient Ways" is from the December 03, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jon Emont and Sergey Ponomarev and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Modern Technology Unlocks Secrets of a Damaged Biblical Scroll" is from the September 21, 2016 Art section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas Wade and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Once Propelled by Hope for a Modern Syria, Green Buses Now Run on Tears" is from the October 29, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anne Barnard and Hwaida Saad and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

"Impressionist and Modern Works at Christie’s Stir Little Excitement" is from the May 13, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Scott Reyburn and Robin Pogrebin and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"The 8 Friends You Make in the Modern Workplace" is from the October 26, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Katie Rogers and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Boston Modern Orchestra Project Fought Bloat and Won" is from the Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by David Allen and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Medieval Festival in Rebellious Catalonia Takes on Modern Meaning" is from the May 31, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Raphael Minder and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Hat die griechische Demokratie einen Platz im modernen Geschichtsbewußtsein...

In the first Quarterly Essay for 2011, David Malouf returns to one of the most fundamental questions and gives it a modern twist: what is it to live a good life? With grace and profundity, Malouf discusses new and old ways to talk about the self, morality and happiness. In an age of environmental peril, and in the wake of the global financial crisis, such questions have returned with new force - we live in unpredictable times and Homo economicus has been found wanting.

"Nearly in Ruins: The Church Where Sages Dreamed of a Modern Brazil" is from the December 25, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Simon Romero and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Trump and Carrier: How a Modern Economy Is Like a Parking Garage" is from the December 01, 2016 The Upshot section of The New York Times. It was written by Justin Wolfers and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Stressed, Tired, Rushed: A Portrait of the Modern Family" is from the November 05, 2015 The Upshot section of The New York Times. It was written by Claire Cain Miller and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

At the same time that Trump continues to exhibit paranoia about American intelligence agencies, he displays a trust verging on gullibility in the mendacious and murderous government of President Vladimir V. Putin. “Russia just said,” he tweeted, “unverified report paid for by political opponents is ‘A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FABRICATION, UTTER NONSENSE.’ Very unfair!”