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Category: American Society
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We celebrate Independence Day this weekend, and Nancy Rubin Stuart, author of The Muse of the Revolution: The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation, honors the often overlooked women of the American Revolution.
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On the occasion of Helen Keller’s birthday, Kim E. Nielsen reflects on the extraordinary woman’s most important friendship.
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Thomas N. DeWolf thinks Chris Matthews needs a lesson in the history of slavery in the United States.
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For Father’s Day, the author of The Daddy Shift picks some of his favorite kids books that feature Dads center stage.
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In Beacon Broadside’s first original video, Jay Wexler discusses the historic case that allowed a Harvard Square bar to get its liquor license over the objections of a nearby church.
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Nancy Polikoff discusses marriage law in Israel, and how a push for civil marriage may exclude many families.
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Jay Wexler explains Supreme Court stays and shares his own memories of clerking for Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Carlos A. Ball, author of the forthcoming book From the Closet to the Courtroom: Five LGBT Rights Lawsuits That Have Changed Our Nation, looks at the good that may come from the decision in California.
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