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Danielle Allen is Director of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics and Professor of Government and Education at Harvard University. Her next book, Justice by Means of Democracy, will be released in April 2023.
The U.S. federal system is flawed as it currently operates, but it is not destined to be unjust.
Preparation for democratic citizenship demands humanities education, not just STEM.
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