Sunstein, Cass R.
Summary: "The U.S. Supreme Court has eliminated the right to abortion and is revisiting other fundamental questions today--about voting rights, affirmative action, gun laws, and much more. Once-arcane theories of constitutional interpretation are profoundly affecting the lives of all Americans. In this brief and urgent book, Harvard Law School professor Cass Sunstein provides a lively introduction to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2023
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Summary: "Cass Sunstein considers actual and imaginable arguments for a president's removal, explaining why some cases are easy and others hard, why some arguments for impeachment are judicious and others not. In direct and approachable terms, he dispels the fog surrounding impeachment so that all Americans may use their ultimate civic authority wisely"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2017
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Summary: Draws on behavioral psychology and economics to trace U.S. policy changes that reflect smarter and simpler government practices while preserving freedom of choice in areas ranging from mortgages and student loans to food labeling and health care.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013
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Summary: A collection of Cass R. Sunstein's most controversial essays, touching on an array of issues, from marriage equality and conspiracy theories to animal rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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Summary: "In this fun, erudite, and often moving book, Cass R. Sunstein explores the lessons of Star Wars as they relate to childhood, fathers, the Dark Side, rebellion, and redemption. As it turns out, Star Wars also has a lot to teach us about constitutional law, economics, and political uprisings. Sunstein tells the story of the films wildly unanticipated success and explores why some things succeed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey Street Books 2016
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Summary: Discusses why people make bad judgements and how to make better ones by reducing the influence of "noise"--variables that can cause bias in decision making--and draws on examples in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, strategy, and personnel selection
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2021
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Summary: A neuroscience professor and a Harvard law professor team up in this groundbreaking work, based on decades of research in the psychological and biological sciences, that shows how disrupting our routines can lead to seeing, feeling and noticing again--and embracing much-needed change to live happier, more fulfilling lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers, Atria 2024
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Summary: Since the original publication of Nudge more than a decade ago, the word "nudge" has entered the vocabulary of businesspeople, policymakers, engaged citizens, and consumers everywhere. The book has given rise to more than 200 "nudge units" in governments around the world and countless groups of behavioral scientists in every part of the economy. It has taught us how to use thoughtful "choice...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2021
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Summary: Offering a study of the application of the science of choice, a guide that uses examples from all aspects of life demonstrates how it is possible to design environments that make it more likely for us to act in our own interests.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2009