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Articles
The Modest Burden of Life
Progressives understand parental duty, but can they see it in the first nine months?
Features
Books, Arts & Manners
The Supposedly Hidden History of America’s Revolution
A review of Liberty Is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution, by Woody Holton.
Lincoln’s Unsurpassed Oratory
A review of His Greatest Speeches: How Lincoln Moved the Nation, by Diana Schaub.
The Crushing of Tibet
A review of When the Iron Bird Flies: China’s Secret War in Tibet, by Jianglin Li.
Estranged Siblings
Speakers of English must sometimes cope with sibling words bearing widely divergent meanings, such as ‘enormity’ and ‘enormousness.’
Top Gun: Maverick — Tom Cruise at Peak Performance
A review of Top Gun: Maverick, starring Tom Cruise.
Sections
San Francisco Mental Health Center: A Therapist’s Notes
When confronted by the street realities of the social fraying of San Francisco, patient C.B. and others simply did not see what others saw.
