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Andrew Hacker (born 1929) is an American political scientist and public intellectual. He is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at Queens College in New York. He did his undergraduate work at Amherst College, followed by graduate work at Oxford University, University of Michigan, and Princeton University, where he received his PhD degree. Hacker taught at Cornell before taking his current position at Queens. He is the son of Louis M. Hacker.His most recent book, Higher Education? was written in collaboration with Claudia Dreifus, his wife, a New York Times science writer and Columbia University professor. Professor Hacker is a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books. In his articles he has questioned whether mathematics is necessary, claiming "Making mathematics mandatory prevents us from discovering and developing young talent." Publications Hacker, A., (1961) Political Theory: Philosophy, Ideology, Science, The Macmillan Company Hacker, A., (1992) Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal, Scribner. ISBN 0-7432-3824-9 Hacker, A., (1998) Money: Who Has How Much and Why, Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-84662-4 Hacker, A., (2003) Mismatch: The Growing Gulf Between Women and Men. Scribner. ISBN 0-684-86252-2 Hacker, A. and Claudia Dreifus, (2010) Higher Education?: How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids - and What We Can Do About It Holt, Henry & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8050-8734-5 Hacker, A., (2012) "Is Algebra Necessary?", New York Times, Published July 28, 2012. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/opinion/sunday/is-algebra-necessary.html Hacker, A., (2016) "The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions," The New Press. ISBN 978-1620970683References External links "The Math Myth And Other STEM Delusions"—an argument that requiring all students to master a full menu of mathematics is causing more harm than good. http://themathmyth.net/ Archived 2016-02-11 at the Wayback Machine Author page at The New York Review of Books Blurb written by the author for "Mismatch" on the Simon and Schuster website Article about Claudia Dreifus at the East Hampton Star website. Discover the Andrew Hacker popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Andrew Hacker books.

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    The Dark Net

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    My Soul Looks Back

    Jessica B. Harris

    In this captivating new memoir, awardwinning writer Jessica B. Harris recalls her youth “surrounded by some of the most famous creative minds of the seventies and eighties…James Ba...

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    Hack Your Hormones

    Davinia Taylor

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    Postcards to Europe

    Various Authors

    This is not a book about politics. It is a book about what makes us British, and what makes us European.Spend time with some of your favourite writers and artists in this truly uni...

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    The Mueller Report

    Robert S. Mueller, Special Counsel's Office U.S. Department of Justice & Alan Dershowitz

    NOW A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER. There has never been a more important political investigation tha...

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    The Impeachment Report

    U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary & Alan Dershowitz

    The Official Report of the House Judiciary Committee on the ImpeachmentPlus the Dissenting Views from Republicans, the full Impeachment Inquiry Report on The Results of The TrumpUk...

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    The United States, Plaintiffs in Error v. Andrew Hack

    United States Supreme Court

    This cause comes up on a writ of error, from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Maryland. The action in the circuit court was, for the recovery of a sum of ...