Revisiting the origins of American democracy. By Jill Lepore. In 1938, if you had a dollar and seventy-two cents, you could ...

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Dalloway,” or even “To the Lighthouse.” In fact, it comes from “Unknown Man No. 89,” a 1977 novel by Elmore Leonard. The man ...

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A seventy-million-dollar renovation beautifully presents the museum’s non-Western art—even if doubts remain about whether all ...

In an era that rewards online authenticity, political leaders are becoming the new influencers-in-chief.

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Finding a way through the past, the present, and the unspeakable.