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Slap in the Face!: Why Insults Are So Prevalent in Politics
In a new book, a philosophy professor recounts the human history that led up to "It's the economy, stupid!".
Abraham Lincoln: President, Emancipator, Corporate Pitchman
Almost 150 years after his death, Lincoln has never been more popular — especially for companies.
An Anniversary Celebration: Lincoln DVDs For U.S. Schools
The 204th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln—16th President and Great Emancipator—is certainly worthy of celebration, and it looks like a lot of people...
Mississippi Finally Ratifies the Amendment to Ban Slavery — 148 Years Later
And believe it or not, it's all thanks to the movie 'Lincoln'.
The Fine Art of Schlock: Why Studio Kitsch Like Hansel & Gretel Tends to Be So Bad It’s…Awful
The appeal of this week's 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters' seems to be based in the lure of its intentionally kitsch concept - which may explain why the movie is...
Why Obama’s Second Inaugural Speech is Historic for Gay Americans
With a few words, the President put a raucous but emblematic uprising in New York City on par with two much-hallowed civil rights campaigns
The Emancipation Proclamation, 150 Years Later: Hear the Many Voices That Cried Freedom
One hundred fifty years ago today, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, an executive decree that freed slaves then still...
The Next America
It's hard to make the White House feel like a home, but President Obama has put a few personal touches on the Oval Office. A bust of Abraham Lincoln squares off...
A New Birth of Politics?
Suddenly it seems as if everyone in the political world is talking about Steven Spielberg's splendid film Lincoln. Instead of the standard Hollywood hagiography,...
New York Film Critics: A Perfect Score for Zero Dark Thirty
Kathryn Bigelow's thriller about the hunt for bin Laden and Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' draw first blood in the year-end awards campaign
James Bond and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunters
'Skyfall' and 'Lincoln' hit solid numbers, but far below 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2'
Can Texas Really Secede from the Union? Not Legally
Neo-secessionists are having a moment, even if they have no legal grounds to break away from the U.S.A.
Lincoln: Spielberg’s Urgent Civics Lesson
Daniel Day-Lewis gives a towering performance as a President who could charm and cajole to pass crucial legislation
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MAIL Lessons from Lincoln After reading literally hundreds of books and articles on Abraham Lincoln for my writing projects and Lincoln Live performances, I...
POTUS at the Pictures: Who Are the Most Portrayed Presidents in Film?
Where does President Obama rank? And which leader is the only one never to have graced the silver screen?
Steven Spielberg Talks with TIME’s Rick Stengel About Ambition, Compromise and What to Wear While Filming a President
RICK STENGEL: Abraham Lincoln is in many ways the most compelling figure in U.S. history, yet the popular culture around him in terms of movies has been pretty...
Political Advice From the Master
Abraham Lincoln may be our greatest President. Yet so many of his qualities--his thoughtfulness, prudence and patience--seem out of tune with modern politics...
Daniel Day-Lewis: How the Greatest Living Actor Became Lincoln
In the summer of 2011, the actress Sally Field began receiving text messages from Abraham Lincoln. “I’d hear that twinkle-twinkle on my phone, and he would have...
What Would Lincoln Think About Laws That Deny Felons The Right To Vote?
Last month at New York’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, I had the opportunity to see Abraham Lincoln’s draft of the Emancipation Proclamation,...
