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  • Have We Learned Anything at All Since the Great War?

    Have We Learned Anything at All Since the Great War?0

    This coming month marks the centenary of the entry of the United States into World War I. In an address to Congress, President Woodrow Wilson had asked for “a war to end all wars” that would “make the world safe for democracy”. In retrospect, such words sound ridiculous. The First World War paved the way

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  • John Milton’s Lucifer: The Reason People Like Him

    John Milton’s Lucifer: The Reason People Like Him0

    In an article for The Atlantic on March 16, Edward Simon endeavors to get to grips with the fascination that Americans feel for the character of Lucifer in John Milton’s epic poem, Paradise Lost. In a well-written and well-reasoned article, Simon sees aspects of Milton’s Satan in the characterization of thoroughly modern anti-heroes in contemporary

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