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By Lee Siegel 9/19/05 12:00am

In Doctorow’s Brilliant March, Writer Finds Humanity in War

A great blessing in life is that most people can get used to anything. And a great curse in life is that most people can get used to anything. At home and on the battlefield, the most peaceful, decent men and women get used to war.

At one point in E.L. Doctorow’s brilliant and compulsively Read More

By Richard Brookhiser 10/29/01 12:00am

In a War of Nerves, We Can’t Afford Panic

What is our state of mind? What is the enemy’s? How do these affect our prospects?

In Month 1 after the attack, almost everyone responded well: sad, united, angry. Month 2 hasn’t been so good, thanks to the anthrax scare.

The deaths we have suffered are grave, and since they were caused by weapons Read More

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