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Ethan Fishman

Ethan Fishman is the author of The Prudential Presidency and a professor of political science at the University of South Alabama.

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Unto Caesar

Religious groups that have allied themselves with politicians, and vice versa, have ignored at their peril the lessons of Roger Williams and U.S. history

by Ethan Fishman | Saturday, September 01, 2007
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Laissez-Faire Run Amok

The extremist, and enduring, philosophy of Ayn Rand

by Ethan Fishman | Tuesday, December 01, 2009
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Not Compassionate, Not Conservative

A political traditionalist critiques our pseudo-conservative president

by Ethan Fishman | Friday, December 01, 2006
Smarty Pants Podcast

THIS WEEK’S ARCHIVE PICK

2nd Look

The Case for Motherhood

by Jean Kim

Postpartum depression, Jean Kim writes, “seems like the last feminine taboo, stronger than crack babies or neglect: a mother hating her newborn child.” In honor of the women and mothers often left out this weekend, we revisit one of our favorite essays, in which a psychiatrist wonders what it means to want a child, have a child, or have a child you do not want.