The great scholar of American politics, Judith Shklar, estimated to her graduate students that through the long run of American history, more elections at more levels of government have turned on alcohol than any other issue, including slavery.

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Professor Grimm's thesis was confirmed by the other great Hals scholar of the day, Seymour Slive of Harvard University.

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Bernanke is considered a scholar of the Great Depression.

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Jean Wilcox Hibben set out to explore a story she heard as a child about a great-grandfather, a scholar and musician who was heralded for serving as Union General William Sherman's scribe during his historic "march to the sea" and capture of Savannah, Ga.

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Earlier this month I was invited to speak with a group of (very) large company CIOs by the estimable Jim Cash, a former HBS colleague, IT scholar, human Rolodex, and trusted advisor to a great many.

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