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The Fundamental Fiction of Being Apolitical

Part II: The Religious Power Grab

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Apr 01, 2025
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In grad school at Stanford, where I studied modern Russian history—graduated with my PhD in 2012—I studied for a while under a Soviet history specialist, a conservative Israeli American who… maybe the best way for me to say this is that he holds grudges in unprofessional ways and treats people badly when they get on his bad side. And he has issues with …

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