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America at 250
This Week in American History: The British Bang a U-ey
Two hundred fifty years ago this week, Washington and his Continentals liberated Boston.
Jonathan Horn
This Week in American History: Tariff Wars
One hundred ninety-three years ago this week, a truce of sorts on tariffs brought the country back from the brink of civil war.
Jonathan Horn
This Week in American History: The Fortress Washington Built Overnight
On this night 250 years ago, George Washington and his men ingeniously surprised the British in Boston—and paved the way for their first great victory…
Jonathan Horn
This Week in American History: Jefferson’s Words for a Fractured Country
Two hundred twenty-five years ago this week, America’s third president reminded us that freedom is what makes our country ‘the world’s best hope.’
Jonathan Horn
This Week in American History: Washington’s Civil War
In 1861, the North and South battled over the father of our country.
Jonathan Horn
George W. Bush: What I Learned from George Washington
Few qualities have inspired me more than Washington’s humility, writes the forty-third president of the United States of the first.
George W. Bush
This Week in American History: Just Call It Washington’s Birthday
Presidents’ Day sounds all too much like a participation trophy for heads of state.
Jonathan Horn
The Right to Laugh: A Night of Unfiltered American Comedy
From Trump and Schumer to sex, war, and aging, comedians tested the limits of what can still be said onstage—and why it matters that someone still says…
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A Declaration of Jokes
From old masters to working comics, Woody Allen, Colin Quinn, and other friends of The Free Press share their favorite jokes.
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Say His Name: Rupert Pupkin
In the 1980s, one movie marked the moment when American comedy tipped from social observation to shared delusion.
Dominic Green
Humor in an Unfunny Time
I used to write satire. Current events put me out of a job.
Christopher Buckley
This Week in American History: The First War for Hearts and Minds
At the start of the Revolutionary War, a diplomat and a general believed rebellion could be ended by persuasion rather than punishment. History had…
Jonathan Horn
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