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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)
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Divided Providence

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

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

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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

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Island Royalty

A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary

A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary

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The Creator’s Code

Are humans alone in their ability to make art?

Are humans alone in their ability to make art?

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All Talk

Ease of communication will not save us

Ease of communication will not save us

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Barbarity at the Bataclan

A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light

A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light

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Heart of Semi-Darkness

A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors

A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors

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Masters of Horror and Magic

The German folklorists who helped build a nation

The German folklorists who helped build a nation

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For Want of Touch

The astonishing breadth of our passions

The astonishing breadth of our passions

Foreign Aid Failures

What works and what doesn’t work

What works and what doesn’t work

A Man in It

Lincoln’s Lieutenants

Lincoln’s Lieutenants

Darwin's Greatest Discovery

The complex designs of living things need not imply a designer

The complex designs of living things need not imply a designer

A Cold Eye on the Cold War

How we avoided Armageddon

How we avoided Armageddon

Earthman

Reading Lists

Eminent Domain

Edmund Wilson's Clear Light

The lucid prose and inclusive views of “the last great critic in the English line”

The lucid prose and inclusive views of “the last great critic in the English line”

Power to the People

Winning the Revolution did not assure ordinary Americans a role in governing themselves

Winning the Revolution did not assure ordinary Americans a role in governing themselves

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