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Sarah Begley

Jun 21, 2018

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Trust Issues

The Case for Hopefulness In Trump’s America

The acclaimed philosopher Martha Nussbaum on trust, what goes on inside the White House, and her pick for President in 2020

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AAfter President Donald Trump’s election in 2016, scholars across the globe grabbed their quills and began inking their theories explaining…

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Sarah Begley

Sarah Begley

Director at Medium working with authors and books. Formerly a staff writer and editor at Time.

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