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The Dark Side of Thomas Jefferson
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A new book on Thomas Jefferson argues that he was an avid proponent of slavery....
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Battle of the Bulge
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From Thomas Jefferson’s pointy number to another famous David, see statues that bend it (naked)...
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Christian Historian in Freefall
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The far-right author has claimed the founding fathers wanted a Christian nation—but now...
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Holy Smoke!
God save us from the godly. MORE
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America, the Dysfunctional
Amid a broken political system, historians tell Leslie Bennetts that acrimony is the American way. MORE
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The Founding Fathers, Unzipped
The Constitution’s framers were flawed like today’s politicians, we should stop embalming them in infallibility. MORE
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Mysteries and Thrillers We Love
A friend I thought I knew well startled me the other evening with a sweeping literary judgment that led me, for the first time, to question how much I truly... MORE
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Religious Case for Separating Church and State
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Tea Party Fits Into Long American Tradition
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Bill Clinton: It Will Take Years to Rebuild Haiti
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Zakaria on Obama, the U.N., and Iran
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Meacham on Newsweek's New Magazine
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