Sophia Decherney
Sophia Decherney
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BIOGRAPHY

Sophia Decherney is a freelance writer at Encyclopædia Britannica. She is expected to graduate from Brown University in 2025 with bachelor’s degrees in Philosophy and Literary Arts. She has further interests in horticulture, legal history, and technical theatre and is currently serving as the president of Brown’s literary society.

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Overton window
Overton window, political model describing the range of policies considered acceptable by the majority of a population at a particular time. The concept of the Overton window was developed in the 1990s by Joseph Overton, a libertarian political scientist. The model portrays a spectrum of positions,…
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