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Before Saddam

During the mid-20th century, Iraq blossomed briefly as a pluralist society with democratic freedoms.

Ten years ago Orit Bashkin’s colleagues at Princeton, where she earned a PhD in 2004, were mystified by her dissertation topic, an examination of Iraq as a mid-20th century cultural force.

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Time heals

Raising a mentally ill or developmentally disabled child can take a tremendous physical and emotional toll.

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Citations

Mental power play

Psychologist Sian Beilock uses fMRI to examine the brains of hockey players, fans, and people who didn’t know a stick from a puck.

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Addiction in Appalachia

Methamphetamine has been giving Appalachia a bad name.

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Original Source

Etching modern life

Between 1850 and 1940, as modernity transformed cities in Europe and America, the art of etching also ballooned.

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