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Besting the Brightest (Review) Nicholas Thompson
Generals fear a modern military because politicians might actually use it
- War in a Time of Peace by David Halberstam

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Bright Lights, Small VillageNicholas Thompson and Ricardo Bayon
Why helping Africa get solar power is good for America.

Broken RanksAmy Graham and Nicholas Thompson
U.S. News' college rankings measure everything but what matters. and most universities ...

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Civilization and a Malcontent (Review) Nicholas Thompson
Civilizations, by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
- Civilizations by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

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Dick Cheney's Dick CheneyNicholas Thompson
Meet OMB director Mitch Daniels: the most powerful man in Washington you've never heard...

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DownsizingNicholas Thompson
Nanotechnology--Why you should sweat the small stuff

Drug AbuseNicholas Thompson
How big pharma stopped innovating


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Extremism in Defense of Moderation is No ViceNicholas Thompson
The moderate Republicans are likable and often right. Why aren't they more influential?
The Washington Monthly, May 2001, pp. 25-29

Finding The Civil Service's Hidden Sex AppealNicholas Thompson
Why the brightest young people shy away from government

Gene BluesNicholas Thompson
Is the Patent Office prepared to deal with the genomic revolution?

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Gofer Broke (Review) Nicholas Thompson
The Future of Ideas, by Lawrence Lessig
- The Future of Ideas by Lawrence Lessig

A Good Way of Getting Rid of Bad GuysNicholas Thompson
The CIA didn't play a lead role in ousting Milosevic. Thank God.

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Graduating with HonorsNicholas Thompson
The hits and misses of a protean president

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Greenspan? Gipper? Gates?Nicholas Thompson
Republicans can't bear to give Clinton credit for the economic boom. But they should.

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Harlot's WebNicholas Thompson
Why and how the government should regulate the Internet.

The Hawk and the Dove (2009)Nicholas Thompson
Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War
6 Reviews, 3 Readable


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How We Won (Review) Nicholas Thompson
The Cold War: A New History, by John Lewis Gaddis
- The Cold War: A New History by John Lewis Gaddis

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Locking Up The VoteNicholas Thompson
Disenfranchisement of former prisoners was the real crime in Florida

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Machined PoliticsNicholas Thompson
How the Internet is really, truly--seriously!--going to change elections.
The Washington Monthly, May 2002, pp. 27-32

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May the Source Be With YouNicholas Thompson
Can a band of biologists who share data freely out-innovate the corporate researchers w...

The Need for SpeedNicholas Thompson
The Washington Monthly, May 2009, pp. 5-6

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Net Gain (Review) Nicholas Thompson
Linked, by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi
- Linked by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi

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Net Loss (Review) Nicholas Thompson
Dot.Con, by John Cassidy
- Dot.Con by John Cassidy

Notes from the UndergroundNicholas Thompson
What the ailing record industry can learn from a successful subway musician.

One Eye On The ExitNicholas Thompson
A guide to moving from the West Wing to the real world.
The Washington Monthly, May 2000, pp. 25-28

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OverdoseNicholas Thompson
Why Clinton's Colombia policy needs rehab.

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Playing With NumbersNicholas Thompson
How U.S. News mismeasures higher education and what we can do about it.

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Presidential Aptitude TestStephen Pomper and Nicholas Thompson
What you really need to know to pick a president.

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Publisher PerishNicholas Thompson
The coming battle over publishing all scientific journals online for free.

RebootNicholas Thompson
How Linux and open-source development could change the way we get things done.

Rough TradeNick Thompson
How currency traders profited from the Asian meltdown.

Science FrictionNicholas Thompson
The growing--and dangerous--divide between scientists and the GOP.

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Sex in the Digital CityNicholas Thompson
Why it's so alluring on AOL and the Internet--and why it's so addictive.

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Snake EyesNicholas Thompson
Even education programs can't redeem state lotteries.

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Space Balls (Review) Nicholas Thompson
Secret Empire, by Philip Taubman
- Secret Empire by Philip Taubman
The Washington Monthly, May 2003, pp. 52-53

Star SearchNicholas Thompson
A million federal jobs are about to open up for young Americans. Will the government lu...

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Tax Laxity (Review) Nicholas Thompson
Perfectly Legal, by David Cay Johnston
- Perfectly Legal by David Cay Johnston

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World Wide Wash (Review) Nicholas Thompson
Open Networks, Closed Regimes, by Shanthi Kalathil and Taylor C. Boas
- Open Networks, Closed Regimes by Shanthi Kalathil and Taylor C. Boas
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