The Magpie 4: Metrics and the Loss of Values

March 3rd, 2026 | 7 min read

By Kirsten Sanders

C. Thi Nguyen. The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game. Penguin Press. $32.00. 368 pp.

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Kirsten Sanders

Kirsten Sanders (PhD, Emory University) is a writer and theologian. She lives with her family in Massachusetts.

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