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Article Heads & Tales Mary Beard’s latest book invites readers into a deeper exploration of images of Roman emperors. Why have they remained significant to modern people? By Regina Munch April 2, 2022 History Arts Nonfiction
Article An Old Resentment Charles Gallagher’s history of the Christian Front in the 1940s presages today’s far-right activity. By Paul Moses January 6, 2022 History Nonfiction U.S. Catholicism
Article Wars and Remembrance World War II has long been enshrined in American memory as the “Good War.” Reexamining this interpretation is a necessary task. By Andrew J. Bacevich December 21, 2021 War and Peace History Foreign Affairs Books
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