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Law & Ebola

Michael Bronner

Can the United States government legally stop US citizens from traveling to certain "Ebola-affected" countries? Can the government restrict US citizens abroad who may have been infected with the Ebola virus from re-entering the country, as it can non-citizens? Can the government impose isolation or quarantine measures inside the United States in order to control Ebola?  

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On Teaching Violence: Trigger Warnings

Will Fysh

After the great "trigger warning" debate of spring 2014, this semester marks the first time many university instructors are deciding how to address the psychological welfare of their students.

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Translating an Aesthetic: Reflections on Sudanese Literature in English

Max Shmookler

One of the unexpected benefits of preparing an anthology is the chance to read through enough mediocre literature to begin to ask yourself what “mediocre” actually means. While co-editing a book of Sudanese short stories in English translation with Raph Cormack, I’ve learned that distinguishing the great stories from the mediocre raises questions about competing literary aesthetics.

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