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Eunomia is the homepage and blog of Daniel Larison, a Ph.D. student in Byzantine history at the University of Chicago. He is a Contributing Editor and columnist for The American Conservative. He has written for Chronicles, The American Conservative, The Intercollegiate Review, Taki’s Top Drawer, AFF’s Brainwash, The Dallas Morning News, and The New Pantagruel and contributes to the group blogs Cliopatria, Antiwar.com Blog, The American Scene and What’s Wrong With The World.