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This is a collection of curious articles for students who have taken POS 101 - and would like to keep reading and thinking about some of the issues we discussed (plus some we missed).
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Monday, September 26, 2016

The Political Magic of C.S. Lewis

7:14 AM | Posted by Ivelin Sardamov | | Edit Post
Peter Wehner, a former Republican official, reviews a new book about the author of Narnia. He believes the great writer’s political views were influenced by his religious background – and were close to those of “classical liberals” like John Locke and John Stuart Mill.
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Saturday, September 24, 2016

The Civic Drama of Socrates

12:58 AM | Posted by Ivelin Sardamov | | Edit Post
In this essay, Stanford classicist and poli sci professor Josiah Ober tries to explain why Socrates chose to accept the verdict of the Athenian jury – and commit suicide. Ober introduces several different interpretations, and challenges the conventional view doubting the legitimacy of the whole trial.
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