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The Drone Memos

Targeted Killing, Secrecy and the Law

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"A trenchant summation" and analysis of the legal rationales behind the US drone policy of targeted killing of suspected terrorists, including US citizens ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).In the long response to 9/11, the US government initiated a deeply controversial policy of "targeted killing"—the extrajudicial execution of suspected terrorists and militants, typically via drones. A ... Read more

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"A trenchant summation" and analysis of the legal rationales behind the US drone policy of targeted killing of suspected terrorists, including US citizens ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).In the long response to 9/11, the US government initiated a deeply controversial policy of "targeted killing"—the extrajudicial execution of suspected terrorists and militants, typically via drones. A
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Politics for Everybody

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Rediscover what politics actually is and what miracles it can achieve—once it's separated from partisanship, polarization, and pointless yelling.In this age of nearly unprecedented partisan rancor, you'd be forgiven for thinking we could all do with a smaller daily dose of politics. In his provocative and sharp book, however, Ned O'Gorman argues just the opposite: Politics for Everybody contends ... Read more

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Rediscover what politics actually is and what miracles it can achieve—once it's separated from partisanship, polarization, and pointless yelling.In this age of nearly unprecedented partisan rancor, you'd be forgiven for thinking we could all do with a smaller daily dose of politics. In his provocative and sharp book, however, Ned O'Gorman argues just the opposite: Politics for Everybody contends
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The Tragedy of American Science

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On Press

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How to Talk to a Science Denier

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The Chemical Age

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The Misinformation Age

How False Beliefs Spread

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Quantum Legacies

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