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Word Play: Oxymoron

A figure of speech that relies on contradictions

Professor Mark McCarthy explains the long history behind the tension between Ukraine and Russia.

Plus: religious liberty in 17th century England, and the first gold record

Mark Tooley | Our constitutional order is threatened by such comments


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Of marriage, nations, and interlopers

A unique festival in Alabama pays homage to the golden age of radio

Plus: London’s first daily newspaper, and Ronald Reagan’s ‘evil empire’ speech

The 1968 classic True Grit is much more than a morality tale

Plus: Religious wars in France, and abolishing the international slave trade

Lincoln’s Dilemma depicts our 16th president’s challenge of defeating slavery while trying to keep the Union together