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Jonathan H. Marks (Harvard): Toward a Unified Theory of Professional Ethics and Human Rights. The Nixon Library That Wasn't: Thirty years ago, a presidential library seemed destined for Duke; the ensuing debate said a lot about the character of the campus — and about emotions surrounding one of America’s most divisive leaders. My Journey, With Handsome Gold Edging: Craig Fehrman goes inside the world of the luxury presidential memoir. California class war history: Meet the oligarch family that’s been scamming taxpayers for 150 years, and counting. A book salon on State Power and Democracy: Before and During the Presidency of George W. Bush by Andrew Kolin. An anti-civilization mythology: A review of The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability by Lierre Keith. Is the information industry reviving economies? A review of What is Mental Illness? by Richard J. McNally. A review of Future Babble: Why Expert Predictions Fail and Why We Believe Them Anyway by Dan Gardner (and more). Michael Anissimov on how to incorporate transhumanism into your daily life.