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It's difficult to discount Harold Bloom's famous declaration that the four greatest living authors are McCarthy, Pynchon, Roth, and DeLillo. I agree with earlier responses that Atwood, Morrison,...

It may be worth paying attention to the concept of "Manifest Destiny" as battles over the Arctic Passage heat up. The north, which has long been considered Canadian territory -- at least, according...

The image of the "Tankman" is a powerful one in the West, so much so that it is regularly listed by Western media as one of the most important photos of the 20th century. Perhaps one legacy is that...

Lincoln is often remembered for winning the civil war and the Emancipation Proclamation. It is easy to forget that the country was not rebuilt in a day, nor were the former slaves granted equal...

In response to #1, every study that has looked into merit pay has found that it has no positive impact. Sadly, the only measure by which merit seems to be measured in this approach has been high...