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Reducing Science and Religion

The world remains infinitely more complex than contemporary attempts to account for it

The world remains infinitely more complex than contemporary attempts to account for it

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Maker of Magazines

Henry Luce had a restless mind and a preternatural feel for the national pulse

Henry Luce had a restless mind and a preternatural feel for the national pulse

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Growing Up in a Troubled Neighborhood

Kai Bird’s Middle East Memories and Meditations

Kai Bird’s Middle East Memories and Meditations

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An Assassin’s Tale

In the footsteps of the murderer of Martin Luther King Jr.

In the footsteps of the murderer of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Do Head Meds Make Us Sicker?

The argument that says they do has problems of its own

The argument that says they do has problems of its own

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Mayhem Across the Border

A Mexican city where homicide is the new normal

A Mexican city where homicide is the new normal

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A Joyless Noise

Two pleas for making life a whole lot quieter

Two pleas for making life a whole lot quieter

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Truth and Consequences

In the Whitewater investigation, the biggest loser was the legal profession

In the Whitewater investigation, the biggest loser was the legal profession

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The Imbalance of Power

How the Manhattan Project gave birth to the imperial presidency

How the Manhattan Project gave birth to the imperial presidency

Old Christ Church in Alexandria. Virginia, attended by General Robert E. Lee in his youth and pictured here in 1911 (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign/Wikimedia Commons)

Divided Providence

Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War

Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War

Ideology as Anatomy

How shifting ideas about women’s bodies have affected their lives

How shifting ideas about women’s bodies have affected their lives

Island Royalty

A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary

A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary

The Creator’s Code

Are humans alone in their ability to make art?

Are humans alone in their ability to make art?

All Talk

Ease of communication will not save us

Ease of communication will not save us

Barbarity at the Bataclan

A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light

A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light

Heart of Semi-Darkness

A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors

A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors

Masters of Horror and Magic

The German folklorists who helped build a nation

The German folklorists who helped build a nation

For Want of Touch

The astonishing breadth of our passions

The astonishing breadth of our passions

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