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By Emma Pettit

The alt-right says it despises so-called left-leaning academe, yet it's eager for academics to prop up its theories. (PREMIUM)

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By Tom Bartlett

While medievalists battle, white nationalists try to co-opt the past. (PREMIUM)

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By Steven Johnson

Gun violence is “hyperendemic,” some researchers say, and they are struggling to rebuild its study following a long pause in federal funding. (PREMIUM)

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By Emma Pettit

A discipline with little federal funding now has some momentum. But the researchers who study firearms violence and policy still face emotional and financial demands. (PREMIUM)

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