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Were the Confederates right? Spoiler: no

Peter Radan argues the South had every right to bust up the "slaveholders' union." Intriguing! But not convincing

Salon · Dec 16, 2023

Jonathan Jackson, son of civil rights leaders, reflects on first year in Congress

“You have to believe that peace is possible,” says the freshman Democrat and Foreign Affairs Committee member, who has called for a cease-fire.

Roll Call · Dec 15, 2023

Apple TV+'s next big-budget crime drama is based on an award-winning bestseller

Manhunt is coming next March and is based on the best-selling book about Lincoln's assassination

T3 · Dec 15, 2023

Trump suggests he has done more for Black Americans than Lincoln

Ex-president could be making inroads with Black voters as Biden struggles with unpopularity and age concerns

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

Cass Sunstein on Unifying Principles of Liberalism

The famed Harvard law professor tries to outline a set of principles liberals - broadly defined - can agree on. And it's a strong effort, even though I have a few caveats and reservations.

Reason · Nov 28, 2023

Why JFK’s assassination remains a mystery

Fascination with unanswered questions over the fourth presidential assassination persists, writes Graeme Massie

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023

JFK: 60 years on from assassination, what do we know and what remains a mystery?

Fascination with unanswered questions over the fourth presidential assassination persists, writes Graeme Massie

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023

‘The Lincoln shiver’: a visit to the Soldiers’ Home, a less-known Washington gem

The house Abraham Lincoln used to escape the White House exerts unusual power, 160 years after the Gettysburg Address

The Guardian - US · Nov 19, 2023

Gettysburg tells the story of more than a battle − the military park shows what national ‘reconciliation’ looked like for decades after the Civil War

On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to dedicate a cemetery at the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Four months before, about 50,000 soldiers had been killed, wounded or captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, later seen as a turning point in…

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2023

We have zombie Republican presidential candidates, enabled by an undead media

The Republican race is grotesque: Trump’s rivals pretend to be viable candidates, and the media pretends to ask them questions

The Guardian - US · Nov 15, 2023