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The Difference Between The Occupiers And The Tea Party? The Meaning Of Freedom, Kent Greenfield Nov 2011

The Difference Between The Occupiers And The Tea Party? The Meaning Of Freedom, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

No abstract provided.


The Herman Cain Blame Game, Kent Greenfield Oct 2011

The Herman Cain Blame Game, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

No abstract provided.


The Hidden Costs Of Choice, Kent Greenfield Oct 2011

The Hidden Costs Of Choice, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

No abstract provided.


Interview With Professor Kent Greenfield About His Book “The Myth Of Choice: Personal Responsibility In A World Of Limits”, Kent Greenfield Sep 2011

Interview With Professor Kent Greenfield About His Book “The Myth Of Choice: Personal Responsibility In A World Of Limits”, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

Professor Kent Greenfield’s newest release, The Myth of Choice: Personal Responsibility in a World of Limits (Yale University Press), is a broad-reaching view of the dynamics of choice.

Greenfield’s book begins with his knowledge of law and then ranges widely, tapping areas as diverse as sociology, the study of brain activity, and religious freedoms. He draws on scholarly commentary, news reports, political research polls and his own life decisions to complete the picture of choice and its many dimensions. Examining choice and its influence on public policy and legal theory, The Myth of Choice serves as a catalyst to challenge …


When Kids Are Left In Cars: Blame The Brain, Kent Greenfield Sep 2011

When Kids Are Left In Cars: Blame The Brain, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

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Constitution Day, Happy Illegal Holiday!, Kent Greenfield Sep 2011

Constitution Day, Happy Illegal Holiday!, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

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The Debt Ceiling Impasse: It's Madison's Fault, Kent Greenfield Jul 2011

The Debt Ceiling Impasse: It's Madison's Fault, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

No abstract provided.


Reforming Limited Liability Law, Kent Greenfield Jun 2011

Reforming Limited Liability Law, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

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The "Sweat Lodge Guru" Guilty Verdict: Recognizing The Deadly Influence Of Authority, Kent Greenfield Jun 2011

The "Sweat Lodge Guru" Guilty Verdict: Recognizing The Deadly Influence Of Authority, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

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France And Belgium Have Banned The Burqa. Should America Follow Suit?, Kent Greenfield Jun 2011

France And Belgium Have Banned The Burqa. Should America Follow Suit?, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

No abstract provided.


Limiting Limited Liability, Kent Greenfield May 2011

Limiting Limited Liability, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

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Obama, Libya, And Executive Power, Kent Greenfield May 2011

Obama, Libya, And Executive Power, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

No abstract provided.


12 Laws Tea Partiers Would Repeal If They Could, Kent Greenfield Apr 2011

12 Laws Tea Partiers Would Repeal If They Could, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

No abstract provided.


The Walmart Class Action And The Culture Of Discrimination, Kent Greenfield Mar 2011

The Walmart Class Action And The Culture Of Discrimination, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

No abstract provided.


Wake Up America! Daylight Savings Time Is A Socialist Plot!, Kent Greenfield Mar 2011

Wake Up America! Daylight Savings Time Is A Socialist Plot!, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

No abstract provided.


What My Snowy Sidewalk Has To Say About The Individual Mandate, Kent Greenfield Feb 2011

What My Snowy Sidewalk Has To Say About The Individual Mandate, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

No abstract provided.


The Myth Of Choice: Personal Responsibility In A World Of Limits, Kent Greenfield Dec 2010

The Myth Of Choice: Personal Responsibility In A World Of Limits, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

Americans are fixated on the idea of choice. Our political theory is based on the consent of the governed. Our legal system is built upon the argument that people freely make choices and bear responsibility for them. And what slogan could better express the heart of our consumer culture than "Have it your way"?

In this provocative book, Kent Greenfield poses unsettling questions about the choices we make. What if they are more constrained and limited than we like to think? If we have less free will than we realize, what are the implications for us as individuals and for …