Salem witch trials

Are All Mad Women and Mothers Basically Witches?

In her startling new movie “Witches,” Elizabeth Sankey draws a line from witch trials to “The Wizard of Oz” to postpartum moms. “This was a film made by a mad woman,” she says.

Andrew Crump

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ENCHANTED

Stormy Daniels Honored by Salem’s Witches This Halloween

She’s endured a modern witch hunt of her own.

Janna Brancolini

SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT

Middle Schoolers Work to Exonerate Salem Witch Trial Convict

“It is important that we work to correct history,” said Senator Diana DiZoglio, who introduced legislation to pardon Elizabeth Johnson Jr.

Cheyenne Ubiera

‘AMPLE EVIDENCE’

Salem Mayor Takes Trump to Task for Witch Trials Comparison

“A dubious legal process that bears no relation to televised impeachment,” Mayor Kim Driscoll wrote.

Julia Arciga

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A REAL WITCH HUNT

Volterra: The Haunting Origins of Tuscany’s Iconic Hill Town

Volterra may be best known for its beauty and as the fictional place where the Volturi live in the ‘Twilight’ series, but it was also the location of Italy’s version of Salem.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

BURNED

Trump Isn’t the Victim of a Witch-Hunt. He’s Leading It.

From the 14th century to McCarthyism, the president’s predecessors were the ones doing the hunting. Now Trump claims to be the victim, when in fact he’s the witch-finder general.

Jay Michaelson