Slobodian’s ‘Hayek’s Bastards’ Receives NBCC Award for Criticism
Congratulations to Professor Quinn Slobodian, whose book, Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right, has been awarded the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism! The NBCC Awards are among the most distinguished literary honors in the United States, recognizing outstanding writing and critical achievement across genres. Published by Zone…
Shifrinson Co-Authors Article on President Biden’s “Pragmatic Realism”
“Although his predecessor…gave voice to similar impulses, it is Biden who offers a more coherent version of pragmatic realism – a mode of thought that prizes the advancement of tangible U.S. interests, expects other states to follow their own interests, and changes course to get what the United States needs in a competitive world.”
Shifrinson Publishes Op-Ed on the Threat of Russia
“Russia is a problem to be managed pragmatically and with coolheaded realism…Prudence and moderation, not hyperbole, will yield tangible results.”
Menchik in WaPo on Tolerance Without Liberalism
Prof. Jeremy Menchik’s concept of tolerance with liberalism was referenced in the article.
Faculty Book Talk: Menchik on Islam and Democracy in Indonesia
Prof. Jeremy Menchik discussed how Indonesia’s Islamic organization’s envision the accommodation of religious difference in the country.