Why Did Benjamin Franklin’s Son Remain Loyal to the British?

With the exception of John Quincy Adams, no other son of a Founder rose to his father’s stature. The unluckiest of all may ...

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Even Painful Things Can Heal’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. We met God on a sidewalk in ...
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Ian McEwan’s ‘What We Can Know’ depicts life in a world ravaged by climate change

Imagine the impact of climate change is irreversible, and decades of flooding, famine, pandemics and war have upended life on earth. That world is explored in Ian McEwan's new novel, “What We Can Know ...