Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy still remembers one of the earliest limericks he ever wrote, and it was ...

Some acts will be soaring – the spire atop the cathedral – for instance, a soldier sacrificing his life in combat to save his brother-in-arms. Other acts will be simple – the mortar on a ...

What does the word “corruptly” mean ... Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu argued that jurors should be told someone acts corruptly when they do so with an understanding that doing ...

As has been my tradition, I present (in random order) a baker’s dozen of the best nonfiction of 2024, with an emphasis on books that have taught me things I didn’t know. I end with my pick for ...

Readers, prepare for a literary feast in 2025. Celebrity memoirs may be the book critic’s pet peeve – few revelations, less literary merit – but for once, we’re expecting genuine page ...

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Another year, another stack of great books to read. Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review ...

"His decision is one of the most remarkable acts of leadership in our history, an act of self-sacrifice that places him in the company of George Washington, who also stepped away from the ...

In a world where our daily grind can feel so tiresome and the constant flood of news can feel grim, I can think of no book genre I, and all of us, need more than fantasy. Fantasy provides us with an ...

However, I betrayed my beloved Party, which had placed its trust in me, and committed acts of ingratitude against the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. The sins I’ve committed are unforgivable, but my ...

At the dawn of 2024, I gave out 307 verbs to friends and others who asked for an action word to focus on in the new year. For some, the verb was a passing fancy. For others, like Alyson ...