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I Was Elie Wiesel’s German Doctor
The Holocaust survivor, acclaimed writer, and Nobel laureate chose to see me not as a creature of history or origin but as a human being.
Suzanne Lentzsch
Dante: The Most Famous, Least Read Poet
And how a 700-year-old poem helped a widower rebuild his life.
Shilo Brooks
47M
This Week in American History: The Unlikeliest Hero of the American Revolution
Self-taught, overweight, and missing two fingers, Henry Knox pulled off one of the most decisive feats of the American Revolution.
Jonathan Horn
America’s 250th Isn’t Just a Birthday
Our nation’s founding deserves something more serious than candles, slogans, and vague celebration.
Yuval Levin
The Bad History of ‘Palestine 36’
An Oscar short-listed film, funded by Qatar, Turkey, and the BBC, rewrites the past to serve a modern political fantasy.
Oren Kessler
America’s Most Righteous War Produced Its Best Anti-War Novel
Why decorated veteran Elliot Ackerman loves ‘Catch-22.’
Shilo Brooks
54M
This Week in American History: Roosevelt’s Big Stick
Before the Donroe Doctrine, there was the Roosevelt Corollary: If the United States didn’t want European powers intervening in Latin America, it would…
Jonathan Horn
The Wrong Lessons from Iran’s Past
Critics of U.S. action to support Iranian protesters have their history wrong, argues Eli Lake.
Eli Lake
The Killing Fields of Tehran
Iran’s leaders are betting that they can slaughter protesters by the thousands while the world watches.
Roya Hakakian
Niall Ferguson: The Myth of Revolution in Iran
The West wants a revolution in Iran. What’s actually happening is a counterrevolution—and history shows those are usually doomed to fail.
Niall Ferguson
Things Worth Remembering: ‘Good Night, World’
Jacob Glatstein’s 1938 poem ‘Good Night, World’ reads today as a warning and a responsibility: Night for the Jews is night for the values a free society…
Ruth R. Wisse
Why ‘Middlemarch’ Changed This Catholic Priest’s Life
The case for reading this 900-page Victorian novel.
Shilo Brooks
51M
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