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I’m Being Followed by a Moon Shadow
Before joining the great trek to see the total eclipse on April 8, I thought it worth chiming in with a few thoughts on these erratic celestial…
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The Red and Blue of Politics
Dashiell Hammett, the creator of Sam Spade and the Thin Man, was a giant among writers of hard-boiled crime fiction. In a 1929 novel, he included this…
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The Yipee-ki-yay Adventures of the Ten Cent Millionaire
There are few myths in American history as enduring as the saga of the Wild West. The cowboy-and-Indian skirmishes and high-noon dramas of characters…
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The Very Light Craft of Hope: An Irish “Agitator”
Those who include themselves among what W.B. Yeats called “the indomitable Irishry” need neither great men nor a fifth-century saint to serve as models…
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A Cash Register Dressed Up for a Circus: The Luck Machine
This week, the price of the Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency, rocketed to a record high of nearly $70,000 for a single coin. This virtual “investment” returns…
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Heroism and Injustice: The Man with No Name
The first American hero of World War II — the so-called “good war” — was a man named Doris Miller. He performed his exemplary act on the morning…
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No Experience in Modern Times: The Inventive American Mind
Americans have long been fascinated by innovators. From Thomas Edison and Henry Ford to Bill Gates and Steve Jobs we have seen our lives shaped by the…
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