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The Traffic Stop: One of the Great Abuses of Police Power in Contemporary Life

The Traffic Stop: One of the Great Abuses of Police Power in Contemporary Life

Dan Albert on an Obsolete Enforcement Practice That Just Won't Die

By Dan Albert | June 12, 2019

On the Rise of the Feminist Internet

On the Rise of the Feminist Internet

"This magazine is about speaking up. Will that make us bitchy? Yeah."

By Linda Hirshman | June 11, 2019

On the 18th-Century Origins of Celebrity Worship

On the 18th-Century Origins of Celebrity Worship

Sharon Marcus Looks at the Role of Democracy and Individualism in the Rise of the "Famous"

By Sharon Marcus | June 10, 2019

The American Myths of Westward Expansion That Just Won't Die

The American Myths of Westward Expansion That Just Won't Die

Lauren Markham on Two Very Different Stories of Manifest Destiny

By Lauren Markham | June 10, 2019

Disappearing Archives: Sun Ra and Henry Dumas, Recorded in Conversation

Disappearing Archives: Sun Ra and Henry Dumas, Recorded in Conversation

Harmony Holiday on Jazz, Poetry, and a Rare Record of Mythic Black Friendship

By Harmony Holiday | June 10, 2019

5 Undersung Moments in History You Probably Didn't Learn About in Class

5 Undersung Moments in History You Probably Didn't Learn About in Class

Christopher Klein on the Irish Invasion of Canada, the Plot to Steal Lincoln's Corpse, and More

By Christopher Klein | June 7, 2019

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When We Read the Bible as Literature, Do We Retain Its Truths?

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Antony DeCurtis on the Instruments Behind Iconic Rock 'n' Roll Moments

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From Woody Guthrie to Prince, a Guitar is Not Always Just a Guitar

By Anthony DeCurtis | June 5, 2019

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The Poetic Half-Life of One Family's Nuclear History

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"Inevitably, the age of national bootblacks and national oyster houses and national blacksmiths produced national history books."

By Jill Lepore | June 4, 2019

On the Role of Black Women in the Struggle for Suffrage

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Kate Clarke Lemay Curates 'Portraits of Persistence' at the National Portrait Gallery

By Kate Lemay | June 4, 2019

When Mystics and Mediums Convinced Scientists the Paranormal Was Normal

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Matt Tompkins on People Who Talk to Dead People (and the People Who Study Them)

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