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Al Capone
May 12, 2020
Jo Livingstone
Al Capone, All-American Boogeyman
A new biopic reveals what the antihero of Prohibition can teach us today.
August 24, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump and his supporters seem to think Al Capone was unfairly prosecuted.
August 1, 2018
Jeet Heer
Al Capone is not the best guy to bring up in an attempt to obstruct justice.
February 17, 2017
Steven Beutler
A Medical Theory for Donald Trump’s Bizarre Behavior
Many mental health professionals believe the president is ill. But what if the cause is an untreated STD?
December 19, 2012
Adam Winkler
Franklin Roosevelt: The Father of Gun Control
March 17, 2011
Franklin Foer
Ideas Rule the World
August 6, 2009
Jonathan Cohn
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