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France’s Failed Color-Blind Experiment
For centuries, France has been a bastion of universalism. But the country is witnessing the gradual fracture of its Enlightenment
The Dishonest and Irresponsible Wasp Network
The movie, streaming on Netflix, attempts to rewrite history, taking sides with the Cuban regime against the Cuban people and
Why the Declaration Still Matters for All Americans
Our equal creation, rather than our sex, skin, or group, is necessary to ground human dignity and our respect for
A Tour of the Capitol Rotunda Paintings for the Fourth of July
On this holiday celebrating our beginnings, today’s raging, bored, and bossy mob may need a dose of history paintings.
Leave the Emancipation Memorial Alone
It deserves to stand forever, a silent monument whose history and character speak louder than anyone who would destroy it.
The New Iconoclasts
In the Church of Grievance-Driven Collective Identity, there is original sin, but no mechanism for atonement.
How the Identity of the American Southwest Was Forged
In A Land Apart, Flannery Burke explores a distinctive region that is an integral part of our nation.
On Memorial Day, Remember Our Most Loyal — and Ill-Treated — Troops
Hundreds of thousands of African-American men enlisted and fought for a nation that saw them as second-class citizens. They deserve
Blitzkrieg Lessons for 2020
NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE E ighty years ago, on May 10, 1940, Winston Churchill took over as Britain’s prime minister and
Plague Art, to Rivet, Horrify, or Heal
Napoléon visits plague victims (and does not social distance), skeletons dance, an archangel intervenes.
An Exhilarating Tale of European Auto Racing on the Eve of World War II
Neal Bascomb’s account of the improbable victory of René Dreyfus over Nazi Germany’s elite racing team has speed, depth, and
Is Hamilton Overrated?
No other Broadway musical since West Side Story has produced such a widely known and universally beloved slate of songs.
What the Founders Told Us about ‘High Crimes and Misdemeanors’
The historical evidence suggests that a statutory violation isn’t required for impeachment. It also suggests President Trump shouldn’t be removed