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michael walzer

michael walzer -lrb- ; march 3 , 1935 -rrb- is a prominent american political theorist and public intellectual .
a professor emeritus at the institute for advanced study -lrb- ias -rrb- in princeton , new jersey , he is co-editor of `` dissent , '' an intellectual magazine that he has been affiliated with since his years as an undergraduate at brandeis university .
he has written books and essays on a wide range of topics -- many in political ethics -- including just and unjust wars , nationalism , ethnicity , zionism , economic justice , social criticism , radicalism , tolerance , and political obligation .
he is also a contributing editor to `` the new republic '' .
to date , he has written 27 books and published over 300 articles , essays , and book reviews in `` dissent '' , `` the new republic '' , `` the new york review of books '' , `` the new yorker '' , `` the new york times '' , `` harpers '' , and many philosophical and political science journals .
