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Civil War
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Looking for an Off-Ramp Before Egypt’s Civil War
If we had a solid way to predict war, maybe they could be stopped before they even started. Academe is working on making its models better at the task.
The Strange, Sustaining Power of Civil War Reenactments
With 200,000 people expected to flock to Gettysburg for the 150th anniversary of the battle, Civil War reenactments still appear to be going strong.
The Long-Term Harm Caused by Short-Term Exposure to Violence
A study of the political upheaval in Kenya shows what harm violence can have on the children who witness it.
Happy Memorial Day. Thank the Confederacy.
On the surprising origins of an official federal holiday that now marks the opening of summer in the United States.
Robert E. Lee Without the Halo
A new documentary finds that Robert E. Lee, the beau ideal of the Confederate officer and gentleman, also represented some of the less savory aspects of the Lost Cause.
Of Course the Civil War Was About Slavery
Concrete concerns about saving and expanding slavery, and not the nebulous theology of states’ rights, ignited the U.S. Civil War. Why does that message keep getting lost?