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Cass R. Sunstein
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 826
Citations - 63363
Cass R. Sunstein is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Supreme court & Politics. The author has an hindex of 117, co-authored 787 publications receiving 57639 citations. Previous affiliations of Cass R. Sunstein include Brigham Young University & Indiana University.
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Republic.com
TL;DR: Sunstein this paper argues that the question is not whether to regulate the Net (it's already regulated), but how; proves that freedom of speech is not an absolute; and underscores the enormous potential of the Internet to promote "cybercascades" of likeminded opinions that foster and enflame hate groups.
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Libertarian Paternalism Is Not an Oxymoron
TL;DR: The idea of libertarian paternalism might seem to be an oxymoron, but it is both possible and legitimate for private and public institutions to affect behavior while also respecting freedom of choice as mentioned in this paper.
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The Law of Group Polarization
TL;DR: Group polarization has many implications for economic, political, and legal institutions as discussed by the authors, such as juries, legislatures, courts, and regulatory commissions, and it is closely connected to current concerns about the consequences of the Internet; it also helps account for feuds, ethnic antagonism and tribalism.
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Republic.com 2.0
TL;DR: Sunstein this paper argues that the real question is how to avoid "information cocoons" and to ensure that the unrestricted choices made possible by technology do not undermine democracy, and proposes new remedies and reforms to help democracy avoid the perils, and realize the promise of the Internet.
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Social Norms and Social Roles
TL;DR: This article argued that individual rationality is a function of social norms and that collective action might be necessary to solve some unusual collective action problems posed by existing norms, and for many purposes, it would be best to dispense with the idea of preference, despite the pervasiveness of that idea in positive social science and in arguments about the appropriate domains of law.