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June 27, 2023

APPRECIATION: Only Connecting: On the Fiction of Michael X. Wang

June 27, 2023/ Adam Cohen
APPRECIATION: Only Connecting: On the Fiction of Michael X. Wang

My “First-Gen” Students Have Stories to Tell . . .

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June 27, 2023/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Short Stories, Asian-American Literature
April 18, 2022

APPRECIATION: Mario Vargas Llosa's 'Harsh Times' Explores the Perils of Capitalism

April 18, 2022/ Adam Cohen
APPRECIATION: Mario Vargas Llosa's 'Harsh Times' Explores the Perils of Capitalism

“The Danger to the Ruling Class Wasn’t Communism but Democracy’

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April 18, 2022/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Hondoras, Guatemala, Latin America
June 04, 2021

Appreciation: Marilynne Robinson, Novelist and Essayist, is an American Original

June 04, 2021/ Adam Cohen
Appreciation: Marilynne Robinson, Novelist and Essayist, is an American Original

With a Passion and Clarity Missing from Most Political Journalists, She Strips Away Myths

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June 04, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Appreciation
Marilynne Robinson, American Fiction
March 13, 2021

APPRECIATION: 'The Color of Law' Makes a Compelling Case for Reparations

March 13, 2021/ Adam Cohen
APPRECIATION: 'The Color of Law' Makes a Compelling Case for Reparations

The Pandemic is the Perfect Time to Contemplate Rothstein’s Insights Into Our Tortured Racial History

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March 13, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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Civil Rights, Reparations, Race
November 20, 2020

APPRECIATION: A Book that Asks Tough Questions About Race and U.S. Democracy

November 20, 2020/ Adam Cohen
APPRECIATION: A Book that Asks Tough Questions About Race and U.S. Democracy

In these Troubling Times, Once-Fringe Racism Has Become Mainstream

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November 20, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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U.S. Race Relations
July 26, 2019

APPRECIATION: 'Embers of War,' a Great Vietnam War Book that Should be a Classic

July 26, 2019/ Adam Cohen
APPRECIATION: 'Embers of War,' a Great Vietnam War Book that Should be a Classic

Embers of War Looks at What Came Before America’s Involvement in Vietnam

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July 26, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
Appreciation
Vietnam War, Asian History, War
March 29, 2019

APPRECIATION: Jill Lepore's Remarkably Timely New American History Textbook

March 29, 2019/ Adam Cohen
APPRECIATION: Jill Lepore's Remarkably Timely New American History Textbook

Well-Suited to Our Age, it Is Meant to Double as a Civics Lesson

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March 29, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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American History, Textbooks
February 21, 2016

APPRECIATION: On David Foster Wallace’s Birthday, Here are Five of his Remarkable Essays – on State Fairs, 9/11 and More

February 21, 2016/ Adam Cohen
APPRECIATION: On David Foster Wallace’s Birthday, Here are Five of his Remarkable Essays – on State Fairs, 9/11 and More

The author of Infinite Jest would have been 54 today

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February 21, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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David Foster Wallace, Appeciation
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