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A Revolt Against Rationality: On the Utopian Dreams of Early 20th-Century Occultists

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Raphael Cormack Explores the Emergence of a Spiritual Movement That Sought to Transform the Modern Age

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How the Vietnam War Exposed America’s Military and Political Vulnerabilities

How the Vietnam War Exposed America’s Military and Political Vulnerabilities

James A. Warren on the Origins and Lasting Impact of a Generation-Defining Cold War Conflict

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How Benjamin Franklin’s Cold Feet Led to a Revolutionary American Invention

How Benjamin Franklin’s Cold Feet Led to a Revolutionary American Invention

Joyce E. Chaplin on the Origins of the Franklin Stove

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From Philly to Derry: On the Americans Who Armed the IRA During The Troubles

From Philly to Derry: On the Americans Who Armed the IRA During The Troubles

Ali Watkins on Vincent Conlon’s Secret Life in the United States as an Operative and Gun-Running Irish Rebel

By Ali Watkins | March 11, 2025

Liverpool Never Forgets: On the Legacy of the Hillsborough Disaster

Liverpool Never Forgets: On the Legacy of the Hillsborough Disaster

Oliver Smith Considers Soccer as Sport and Religion in the United Kingdom

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