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Featured Articles
Lee Defeats Grant
Author: Phil Patton
IN THE WORLD OF ALTERNATE HISTORY, IT ALL CAME OUT DIFFERENTLY—AND IN AN ERA WHEN REAL HISTORY IS TAKING SOME VERY STRANGE TURNS, THE GENRE IS FLOURISHING AS NEVER BEFORE
Past Tense
Author: Fredric Smoler
THE BEST OF TODAY’S ALTERNATE HISTORY ISN’T LIKELY TO CHEER YOU UP. BUT IT CERTAINLY WON’T BORE YOU.
How Smart Should A President Be?
Author: Richard Brookhiser
Smarter than stupid, of course; but does the intellectual tradition that began with the century suggest there is such a thing as being too smart for the country’s good?
Would JFK Have Pulled Us Out Of Vietnam?
Author: Sheldon M. Stern
A tantalizing archival discovery suggests the perils of historical evidence
The Rise And Decline of the Teenager
Author: Thomas Hine
The word emerged during the Depression to define a new kind of American adolescence—one that prevailed for half a century and may now be ending
They Spoke With The Dead
Author: Barbara M. Weisberg
A century and a half ago two young girls started hearing noises they said came from beyond the grave—and embarked on a lifetime career that began a national obsession with spiritualism that has lasted to this day