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Opinion
The Law and Gay Rights
Given chance to consider bans on same-sex marriage in five states, the Supreme Court refused. Scott McLemee looks at a book on the long backstory.
'Pay Any Price'
The American Psychological Association objects to a new book's portrayal of its role in government-sponsored enhanced interrogation practices in post-9/11 years.
Opinion
Why We Need Bright Lines
An appeals court's regrettable decision on copyright fair use makes the rules less clear for professors and campuses and will ultimately harm students and publishers alike, writes Joseph Storch.
Can the Monograph Survive?
Professors and librarians consider the advantages of digital, the reluctance of many tenure committees to look beyond print, and the possibility of paying the costs of publishing works by young scholars.
Opinion
I Am Curious (Yellow)
They die a thousand times, and heroes only once -- but nobody analyzes them. Scott McLemee consults the first history of cowardice
Freedom Creep
New books on academic freedom and free speech argue that the most serious threats to academic freedom and free speech are coming from within higher education.
Opinion
Corruption, Continued
Zephyr Teachout's book may become a manifesto for reformers -- but not so fast... Scott McLemee takes a second look.
JSTOR, Daily
New daily online magazine from the digital archive seeks to be "where news meets its scholarly match."