The Killer Angels still sings
Revisiting a classic Civil War novel on its fiftieth anniversary
Civil war
Tuesday
Tuesday
Civil War is the first success of A24’s new box-office strategy
Even if it fails to meet expectations
Tuesday
America is too fat for another civil war
It’s not right versus left: it’s Dunkin’ versus Krispy Kreme, battling for the soul of the country
Monday
Did the fight over slavery cause the Civil War?
You won’t get the answer from politicians and ideologues
Friday
There is not going to be a second Civil War
The notion is a fear-based fantasy, mostly based on media-bubble abstractions
Tuesday
Revisiting Gettysburg
No filmmaker has explored the imaginative appeal of the Civil War in as much depth or from such diverse angles as Ron Maxwell
Friday
The president versus the court
Plus: Not so proud to be an American
Friday
Eighty years later, World War Two is fading from historical memory
We’re losing touch with its lessons just as they struggled to commemorate the Civil War
Thursday
What Americans can learn from the monarchy
The ceremonial side of British government remains very important
Wednesday
Are the civil war LARPers having a moment?
Biden’s speech felt like an escalation
Saturday
Of partisan razors and Byzantine bakers
A new conservative venture shows our partisanship runs deep
Tuesday
The laziness of blue-state separatists
Those who think America would be better off without its conservative parts don’t know their own country
Wednesday
Who’s afraid of the boogaloo?
Incitements to civil war, no matter how ironic, can be troubling. But state overreactions to perceived extremists tend to be worse
