An essay that has evoked public conversation for decades around the 4th of July spells out the supposed fates of the 56 signatories of the Declaration of Independence seeking freedom from the British.

Few presidents have as fraught of a relationship with their successor as former President Barack Obama does with President Donald Trump. The contrast between the two often draws exaggeration and ...

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John D’Agata has accomplished an impressive feat. In three thick volumes, over 13 years, he has published a series of anthologies—of the contemporary American essay, of the world essay, and now of the ...