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Politics and religion are technologies

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Noah Feldman makes a searing case that both politics and religion -- whatever their differences -- are similar technologies, designed to efficiently connect and manage any group of people.

Noah Feldman makes a searing case that both politics and religion -- whatever their differences -- are similar technologies, designed to efficiently connect and manage any group of people.

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Noah Feldman

Constitutional law scholar

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Noah Feldman studies the intersection of religion, politics and law.

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