Articles
Civil Warfare in the Streets
After Fort Sumter, German immigrants in St. Louis flocked to the Union cause and in bloody confrontations overthrew the local secessionists
by Adam Goodheart
How Longfellow Woke the Dead
When first published 150 years ago, his famous poem about Paul Revere was read as a bold statement of his opposition to slavery
by Jill Lepore
Interview with a Neandertal
What I always wanted to ask our distant cousins about love and death and sorrow and dinner
by Priscilla Long
‘I Tried to Stop the Bloody Thing’
In World War I, nearly as many British men refused the draft—20,000—as were killed on the Somme's first day. Why were those who fought for peace forgotten?
by Adam Hochschild
The View from 90
Even when those in my generation have reached a state of serenity, wisdom, and relative comfort, what we face can hardly be called the golden years
by Doris Grumbach
Baseball’s Loss of Innocence
When the 1919 Black Sox scandal shattered Ring Lardner’s reverence for the game, the great sportswriter took a permanent walk
by Diana Goetsch
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Ann Hood
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John Ashbery
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Point of Departure
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An Italian Tragedy
Discovering a World War II tale that mesmerizes, then horrifies