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Aurelian Craiutu

Aurelian Craiutu is Professor of Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington, and the author of Faces of Moderation: The Art of Balance in an Age of Extremes (Penn Press, 2017). 

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MIDDLE MAN

Michael Smerconish Makes the Case for Bold Moderation

The columnist and commentator has alienated many on the right and the left, but as his latest collection of columns proves, he is devoted to supporting civility and a middle path.

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'Good History'

Marilynne Robinson and the Spirituality of Centrism

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WAY FORWARD

In Defense of Moderation

Moderation has always been at the heart of the American political system, and is much more than the proverbial golden mean between the extremes.

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