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Glorious Chaos: A Kid in the Newsroom
by Carl Bernstein
The following is an excerpt from Carl Bernstein's Chasing History, a triumphant memoir…
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FDR and Al Smith: An Unlikely Political Alliance
by Terry Golway Like many state senators in the spring of 1912, Franklin Roosevelt was a…
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The Unsolved Murder of Robert F. Kennedy
by William Klaber & Philip Melanson Updated for the 50th anniversary of the murder of Robert F. Kennedy, Shadow…
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President Carter: The White House Years
by Stuart E. Eizenstat For good or ill, Carter’s presidency was foreshadowed by the way he…
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Women Writers as Scolds, Again
by Jeff Biggers Brand her a "common scold." That, in a nutshell, has been the "enough…
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Who is Israel? How the National Character of Israeli Shapes our World
by Alon Gratch War, Peace and other Cycles of Change Perhaps the best metaphor for change…
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Putinism: Russia and its Future with the West
by Walter Laqueur It is common knowledge that relations between America and Russia have deteriorated very…
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Seven Surprising Ways Hollywood Has Influenced Politics
By Timothy Stanley It is hard not to think about the relationship between Hollywood and politics…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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The First Shots of the Revolution
by Jack Kelly
In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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The Cave Man
by Tom Clavin
Did you know that there was a series of events known as the…
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Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz
Cold Crematorium is the first English language edition of a lost memoir by Holocaust survivor József…
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Edith Wharton’s Guide to New York
by Mariah Fredericks
Mariah Fredericks's new novel, The Wharton Plot, follows renowned novelist Edith Wharton through…
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