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Thomas N. Bethell

Thomas N. Bethell is a Washington, D.C., writer and editor. Part One of "Roosevelt Redux" appeared in the Spring 2005 issue.

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Roosevelt Redux

Robert M. Ball and the battle for Social Security

by Thomas N. Bethell | Tuesday, March 01, 2005
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Roosevelt Redux: Part Two

Robert M. Ball and the battle for Social Security

by Thomas N. Bethell | Wednesday, June 01, 2005
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What Is a Dog?

by Chloe Shaw

We admit that unofficial, national fill-in-the-blank days can sometimes feel contrived. (National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day, anyone?) But National Hug Your Dog Day (April 10) is too good not to celebrate, especially if it means we can revisit one of our favorite essays: Chloe Shaw’s “What Is a Dog?” from our Spring 2018 issue. After losing a beloved hound named Booker—described as a “wolf meets horse meets dinosaur meets tongue”—Shaw confronts the joys and inevitable sorrows of loving a pet. “A dog is a second chance. A dog is death and life. A dog is plush red carpet and fresh warm pee.” A dog is worth celebrating, and not only on April 10.