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Siberian Law, Patagonian Politics

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The death of Mikhail Gorbachev and Chilean voters' rejection of an extreme-left constitution led me to reflect on the senior thesis I wrote 23 years ago.

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Sep 05, 2022
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Every Princeton graduate writes a senior thesis, an independent work that represents the culmination of one’s undergraduate studies. Unlike those who go to college “in a Boston suburb,” this is mandatory, not just done by those seeking to graduate with honors. Even though I got no honors—missed it by .02 percent in my overachieving major, the since-rena…

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