Perspectives

Carl Phillips’ “The Art of Daring: Risk, Restlessness, Imagination” is reviewed in the Los Angeles Times.

Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp, PhD, writes in Religion & Politics about how events in Ferguson have given some people hope for a renewed effort to fight injustice.

Gerald Early, PhD, reviews “The Thirteenth Turn: A History of the Noose” in The Washington Post.

Neil Richards, JD, writes a commentary for CNN about police use of body cameras.

Andrea Friedman, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, has published a new book about the meaning of American citizenship during the Cold War.

Robert McCarter, of the Sam Fox School, has published a monograph examining the works of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.

Timothy McBride, PhD, of the Brown School, writes about the Affordable Care Act and the uninsured in his Blog on Health Policy, recently touted as a top health-care blog to follow.

Infectious disease specialist Steven Lawrence, MD, answers questions about the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa.

Kimberly Norwood, JD, writes a commentary for CNN on the different treatment African-Americans face in their daily lives.

Planetary scientist Ray Arvidson, PhD, shares stories from the Mars rover missions.