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Cannibals I have known
Melville in Eden
9 hrs ago
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H. W. Brands
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Big thinking explained
Dominoes for dummies
Jul 4
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H. W. Brands
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Ulysses Grant: Consider the source
Leadership lessons of the presidents
Jul 3
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H. W. Brands
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The genius of Donald Trump
Beyond Reagan
Jul 2
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H. W. Brands
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Texas, Panama . . . Greenland?
Austria, Ukraine . . . Taiwan?
Jul 1
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H. W. Brands
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June 2025
Andrew Johnson: Mind the impressions
Leadership lessons of the presidents
Jun 30
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H. W. Brands
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The Selfish Gene
Books that made us think
Jun 27
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H. W. Brands
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Abraham Lincoln: Timing is everything
Leadership lessons of the presidents
Jun 26
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H. W. Brands
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Enhanced free speech
A radical experiment
Jun 25
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H. W. Brands
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James Buchanan: Be careful what you wish for
Leadership lessons of the presidents
Jun 24
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H. W. Brands
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Bait and switch?
Presidents and wars
Jun 23
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H. W. Brands
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When TJ cried treason
And why presidents shouldn't
Jun 20
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