Most of my knowledge of American history comes from the musical 1776. Not that I didn’t study the subject in more traditional circumstances. From a year-long U.S. history course at my liberal-leaning New England prep school I gleaned two valuable nuggets of information: First, our government operates via checks and balances; second, back in Lincoln’s day, the Republicans we (...)
Media
Family Values
HBO's ‘JOHN ADAMS'
The remainder of this article is only available to paid subscribers. If you’re not currently a Commonweal subscriber in print or online, an online-only subscription costs just $34 a year. Click here for immediate access.
