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Third-party Candidates

Author: Terry Golway

Inventing the Presidency

Author: Joseph J. Ellis

As America goes into its 55th presidential election, we should remember that there might have been only one if we hadn’t had the only original candidate on Earth who could do the job.

The Union Army's Unheralded Intelligence Czar

Author: Stephen Budiansky

George Henry Sharpe’s Bureau of Military Information helped win the Civil War, and is especially worth remembering today.

Franklin’s Forgotten Triumph: Scientific Testing

Author: Stephan A. Schwartz

One of his least-known contributions to modern life is also one of his most important.