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David V Johnson

Deputy Editor, Stanford Social Innovation Review

David V Johnson is deputy editor at Stanford Social Innovation Review. Previously, he was senior opinion editor at Al Jazeera America, and he has also written for The New York Times and USA Today, among many publications. He lives in Berkeley, California.

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Two people at a formal event dressed elegantly with cameras and spectators in the background. The woman wears a crown.

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Ethics

Let us now stop praising famous men (and women)

David V Johnson

Two men in suits and ties walking past cameras and journalists, with a brick building in the background.

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Political philosophy

How do we pry apart the true and compelling from the false and toxic?

David V Johnson

A sample United States of America Permanent Resident card with an ID photo of a bust of a bearded ancient Greek statue

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Politics and government

There’s a Green Card-holder at the heart of Greek philosophy

David V Johnson

An empty, semi-circular parliamentary chamber with desks, blue chairs, and a unique wooden ceiling structure.

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Politics and government

A democracy deficit plagues the US and the European Union

David V Johnson

A red and white American football on a wet, tiled surface near a blue edge, possibly by a swimming pool.

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Education

Let’s make football a college major

David V Johnson