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Another collection of excellent reading recommendations from our friends over at the American Scholar:

A Jew in the Northwest by William Deresiewicz The author muses on Jewishness, his forebears, and the East Coast/West Coast culture clash

Stuttgart: Continental Drifter by Olufemi Terry A West African émigré reports on Stuttgart 21, a controversial project that was marred with with heavy protests and sit-ins, mirroring the worldwide protest movement in 2011.

How to Pay for What We Need by Richard Striner How Congress could create money, as it did during the Civil War, funding public projects that shock the economy back to life.

The Virgin Father by Benjamin Wallace (NY Mag) A profile of Trent Arsenault, a 34-year-old virgin and father of 15.

In Which I Fix My Girlfriend’s Grandparent’s WIFI and Am Hailed as a Conquering Hero by Mike Lacher (McSweeney’s) A common family problem tackeled in biblical style.

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