The war he had helped launch and justify raged on, the enemy’s army had swept through his state capital only hours before and his successor as Virginia’s Governor still hadn’t been selected by the legislature, but Thomas Jefferson was going home, convinced that his work for America was done. It was the summer of 1781, five years since the July in Philadelphia when the author of the Declaration of Independence had, in two inspired weeks of writing energized by years of thought and study and practical political activity, helped create a new nation with his pen
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Royal Pain: The Republican Case Against Britain’s Monarchy
During one of the royal pageants that periodically choke the streets of London, a conservatively dressed American approached me. “You must be so proud,” she trilled, and she became quite truculent when I told her I felt nothing but shame
Time Essay: The Game of the Name
“Giving a name,” Thomas Carlyle once said, “is a poetic art.” Perhaps, but it can also be a trying one. Item: Retreating before the distemper of feminists who do not like all hurricanes to bear women's names, Government meteorologists this year will christen storms not only Aletta but Bud and Daniel and Fico.
Work: Thank God It’s Monday!
In Game 5 of the first round of the 1984 NBA play-offs, Isiah Thomas experienced the most remarkable 1 1/2 minutes of his career. Playing for the Detroit Pistons, trailing the New York Knicks in sweltering Joe Louis Arena, Thomas suddenly couldn’t miss
Special Section: Who Were History’s Great Leaders?
What makes a great leader? Throughout history, who qualifies
Singapore: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours — Introduction
After God cast Lucifer and his followers into darkness, all the fallen angels came straggling together on the plains of hell — to recriminate, to console themselves and to discuss their new identities as devils. It may be time for men to hold a convention for the same purpose.
CALIFORNIA: Lubrication Expert
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Why Scandals Hit Celebrity Preachers
Juanita Bynum’s story may read like soap opera, but her travails are a reminder of the longtime magnetism between celebrity Pentecostal preachers and scandal.
Kenyan aristocrat freed from prison
One of Kenya’s most famous white aristocrats was released from prison Friday, a federal official said, after serving time in a killing that sparked racial tensions in the east African nation.
Police set up Web site to help catch a serial killer
Loretta Chaisson Lewis, 28, was the first to die. She was reported missing on May 17, 2005