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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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Paradoxes of the Regulatory State
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define paradoxes of the regulatory state as "strategies that achieve an end precisely opposite to the one intended, or to the only public-regarding justification that can be brought forward in their support."
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Overreaction to Fearsome Risks
TL;DR: In this article, the authors draw on a range of environmental risks to show the following: (1) Fear leads us to neglect probability of occurrence; (2) As fearsome environmental risks are usually imposed by others (as externalities), indignation stirs excess reaction; (3) We often misperceive or miscalculate such risks.
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Second Amendment Minimalism: Heller as Griswold
TL;DR: The Court's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller as mentioned in this paper was seen as a modern version of Marbury v. Madison, speaking neutrally for the text, structure, and original understanding of the Constitution.
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The Ethics of Influence: Government in the Age of Behavioral Science
TL;DR: Sunstein this article investigates the ethical issues surrounding Nudge, choice architecture, and mandates, addressing such issues as welfare, autonomy, self-government, dignity, manipulation, and the constraints and responsibilities of an ethical state.
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On the Divergent American Reactions to Terrorism and Climate Change
TL;DR: For example, Llewellyn et al. as mentioned in this paper found that Americans are likely to support such steps in response to climate change only if one of two conditions is met: the costs of those steps can be shown to be acceptably low or new information, perhaps including a salient incident, indicates that Americans have much to gain from risk reduction in the relatively near future.