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A Politician Who Belongs to the Ages
In his 1994 survey of Lincoln in American Memory, Merrill D. Peterson identified five themes which…
Strange but True Crime
REVIEW: ‘Cave Mountain: A Disappearance and a Reckoning in the Ozarks’ by Benjamin Hale In 2001,…
Hardcore Country Hero
For wayward souls craving a dose of old-school, real-deal country music, there's an obscure but…
REVIEW: ‘Michael’
The new biopic about Michael Jackson offers snapshots of his life from ages 8 to 24. It doesn't…
When Trotsky Got the Axe
Most readers of Josh Ireland's Death of Trotsky will already know the basic outline of the…
Into the Woods
I’ve never been to Maine, and all of the hikes I’ve ever taken can be tallied on one hand. Yet,…
They Got Game
In the last 58 years, the Philadelphia 76ers have won exactly one NBA Championship. That was in…
Guests of the Nation
For evidence of a so-called cultural vibe shift, the pendulum swing away from the extreme…
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