Posts Tagged ‘Abraham Lincoln’
Triumph of the Underdog
A new biography offers a sympathetic portrait of Lincoln’s greatest general
Read MoreMonumental Hatred
The ongoing struggle against white supremacy
Read MoreTaking Old Abe to Task
A historian’s uncommonly grim view of the Great Emancipator
Read MoreThe Silent Candidate
In 1860, after Lincoln received the Republican presidential nomination, he kept his mouth shut until the election—we should be so lucky today.
Read MoreLiberty Is a Slow Fruit
Lincoln the deliberate emancipator
Read MoreHis Hour Upon the Stage
As a lifelong reader of Shakespeare’s plays, Lincoln had reservations about how they were presented
Read MorePower Crazy
Do lunatics make better leaders?
Read MoreGreat Moments with Mr. Lincoln
Cauldron Bubble
Macbeth minus its supernatural elements could not have mattered so much to Lincoln and Dr. Johnson—and should not matter to us
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