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What’s in a Name?

Parents agonize over baby names. Corporations spend millions on market research when launching new businesses. Often, cultural trends drive these decisions, as with the many African-Americans who, in the 1970’s, traded slave names for those indicative of their heritage — Cassius Clay’s rebirth as Muhammad Ali. Historically, parents have named their children to honor [...]

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