Norman Borlaug was an American original who saved more lives than anyone else in […]
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America’s First Climate Debate
Thomas Jefferson questioned the science of European doomsayers.
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Looking in on The Americans
Photographer Robert Frank hit the road a half century ago and created a record […]
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Relics of an Illusory Past
Governors Island was until recently one of the best kept secrets of New York […]
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Is a Generational War Coming?
The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know About America’s Economic Future by […]
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A Proper Lady Shows Some Leg
When at Niagara Falls I was escorting a young lady with whom I was […]
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Encounter: Mark Twain Toasts Ulysses S. Grant
“There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress,” Mark Twain used to […]
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The First: Credit Card
Cash was still king in 1949 when Frank X. McNamara, head of a New […]
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Interview: Fred Greenstein / expert on comparative styles of presidential leadership
Can Obama achieve his sweeping goals? His conciliatory approach and tendency to move to […]
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American History Gazette-February 2010
U.S. and Coin Dealer Fight Over Rare Gold Double Eagles Double Eagles, $20 gold […]