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Cass Sunstein
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Conflicting and contrasting views
February 20, 2025
The American Journal of Law and Equality, founded by Martha Minow, Randall Kennedy and Cass Sunstein, launches the fourth issue with symposia on Brown and SFFA.
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The high price of scrapping the social cost of carbon
February 5, 2025
An op-ed by Cass Sunstein: With the deluge of executive orders in the initial weeks of the second Trump administration, an important directive flew under…
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On the bookshelves, fall 2024
December 18, 2024
Harvard Law Today features a selection of the book events that took place on campus during the fall semester.
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Trump initiatives might be foiled by the right’s defeat of Chevron
November 25, 2024
An op-ed by Cass Sunstein: The incoming Trump administration is about to run into a serious obstacle. Ironically, the obstacle comes not from the left…
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On Jan. 6, Will Vice President Harris Certify the Election?
October 28, 2024
An article by Cass Sunstein: Is an election train wreck coming? Under the Constitution, Vice President Kamala Harris is president of the U.S. Senate. Also…
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This book could change the way conservatives read the constitution
September 25, 2024
A book review by Cass Sunstein: What are the chances that, in 2024, a new book could fundamentally reorient how we understand America’s founding? Jonathan…
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Speech is never totally free
September 12, 2024
Cass Sunstein suggests universities look to the First Amendment as they struggle to craft rules in the wake of disruptive protests.
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Only the First Amendment Can Protect Students, Campuses and Speech
September 6, 2024
An op-ed by Cass Sunstein: Last spring, protests at numerous American universities, prompted by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, produced fierce debates over…
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Have you ever wanted something so badly, gotten it, and then, after a bit of time has passed, begun to feel like maybe you want…
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Is there a formula to be famous?
June 10, 2024
Fame, that glittering prize of the modern world, beckons with promises of recognition, fortune and even worship. Yet, achieving it feels more like a lottery…
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Better to be talented or lucky?
May 28, 2024
If you want fame, Cass Sunstein says, it typically requires some of both — and is no pure meritocracy.
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Harvard Law professor and author Cass Sunstein joins Morning Joe to discuss the new book “How to Get Famous: Lost Einsteins, Forgotten Superstars, and How…
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At the last Knicks game of the regular season, Cass Sunstein, the well-known legal scholar, found himself in the nosebleed seats of Madison Square Garden,…
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In social sciences, the concept of cumulative advantage is sometimes referred to as the Matthew effect. The phrase is named from a biblical verse: “for…
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Faculty Books in Brief: Spring 2024
May 3, 2024
Faculty books on topics from deals, to steals to superstars
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Cass R. Sunstein is currently the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and…
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An op-ed by Cass Sunstein: Our all-American belief that money really does buy happiness is roughly correct for about 85 percent of us. We know…
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Sunstein, Kethledge examine separation of powers at Federalist Society National Student Symposium
March 14, 2024
Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein and federal judge Raymond Kethledge argue that maintaining three separate branches of government is vital for American democracy.