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Literature may paint pictures with words, but ultimately, those words are relatively dull creations. Black print on white paper–maybe you go so far as to diagram a sentence–but no matter what, it’s ...

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In the past two weeks, Secretary of State John Kerry has emerged as the Obama administration’s chief public advocate for punitive strikes against Syria. In a whirlwind tour of Sunday news shows and ...

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