The American Civil War was a war of dualities—North and South, Union and Confederate, slave and free—and never less so than when it comes to dual biographies. Pairing personalities—Lee and Grant, Lee and Jackson, Grant and Sherman, McClellan and Lincoln—has been one of the most unusual features of the limitless literature of the Civil War.
Humans born in 1900 witnessed a startling stream of technologies that transformed their everyday lives and their understanding of the universe. Cars, telephones, and the internet overturned where we lived, how we worked, and whom we knew. Other scientific feats took the breath away by their sheer might—most of all, the atom bomb and a
Matt Parker is a mathematician who does comedy. Or a comedian who does math. It’s as eccentric a combination as you’re likely to find, but the amazing thing about his new book, Love Triangle: How Trigonometry Shapes the World, is that he managed to find over 50 other people to join him in the math.
ATLANTA— Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The first events reflected Carter’s climb up the political ladder, from the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, to decades on the global stage as a humanitarian and advocate for
The meeting took place as Iran imprisoned an Italian reporter and demanded the release of a businessman facing extradition to the United States. PALM BEACH, Florida—President-elect Donald Trump has hosted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Mar-a-Lago. Trump confirmed the meeting in comments to reporters from Mar-a-Lago on Saturday night. The two leaders attended the
Russell Taylor’s cooperation and good conduct does not entitle him to permission to travel to Washington for the inauguration, the judge determined. A federal judge has denied a Jan. 6 defendant’s request to travel to Washington to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, a trip requiring court approval under his probation terms. Russell Taylor, who pleaded
‘She will hopefully be an asset to Steve [Witkoff], a great leader and talent, as we seek to bring calm and prosperity to a very troubled region,’ Trump said. President-elect Donald Trump has named Morgan Ortagus to be a deputy special presidential envoy for Middle East matters, while indicating some reservations. Trump announced the appointment