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Democracy Erodes from the Top: Leaders, Citizens, and the Challenge of Populism in Europe (Princeton Studies in Political Behavior)

by Larry M. Bartels

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May 25, 2026 08:55AM

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Green Gold: The Avocado's Remarkable Journey from Humble Superfood to Toast of a Nation

by Sarah Allaback

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The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having—or Being Denied—an Abortion

by Diana Greene Foster

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The Lost Majority: Why the Future of Government Is Up for Grabs—and Who Will Take It by Sean Trende

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Most modern pundits’ understandings of politics were shaped during a time of Republican dominance of presidential elections and Democratic dominance of Congress. Those who took political science classes had this view reinforced when their ...more

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Alex’s Quotes

“A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.”
― Anthony Trollope

tags: writing

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“Life is a Sisyphean race, run ever faster toward a finish line that is merely the start of the next race”
― Matt Ridley, The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

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“History is never tidy.”
― Antony Beevor, The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

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“People are islands,' she said. 'They don't really touch. However close they are, they're really quite separate. Even if they've been married for fifty years.”
― Ian Fleming, Casino Royale

tags: relationships

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