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Overview


I am a Senior Program Coordinator and Research Fellow with Duke's Transformative Ideas Program and I was previously a Postdoctoral Associate with the Political Science Department at Duke. I am currently revising a book titled, King's Theory of Justice: The Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr. I have also written academic articles on Noah Webster, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and the American founding.

To learn more about me, please visit my professional website: https://micahharris.com/

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In the News


Published March 3, 2026
On Air Today: Duke’s Micah Harris on Metacognition and ‘Cognitive Liberty’
Published November 3, 2025
Trump orders restart of nuclear testing in U.S.

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Recent Publications


Emiles and Sophies: How Noah Webster Educated America’s Youth Like Characters from Rousseau

Journal Article History of Political Thought · November 30, 2025 In 1785, Noah Webster was writing the schoolbooks that made him America’s most influential educator. The same year, he published two ‘fan fiction’ sequels to Rousseau’s Emile: or On Education Full text Cite

The Dead Hand

Internet Publication · July 15, 2025 A short story about nuclear weapons and the Cold War. ... Link to item Cite

Did Martin Luther King, Jr. Convert His Enemies?

Other Real Clear History · January 20, 2025 Link to item Cite
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