There were clowns addled enough, on Election Night of 1876, to try and steal Abraham Lincoln from his sarcophagus in the Lincoln Monument at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Jerry Weissman | Posted 02.13.2009 | Entertainment
The past weekend brought us two excellent examples of the art of interpretation by two grand masters of interpretation; one a virtuoso of words and th...
Andrea Chalupa | Posted 02.13.2009 | Green
The important thing to remember, when trekking the National Mall, running circles around the Washington Monument, doing a Rocky Balboa run up the steps of Lincoln, is to pick up after yourself.
John Stauffer | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics
Why did Lincoln defend slavery so vigorously in his inaugural address, thus alienating abolitionists and progressives in his party?
Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 02.11.2009 | World
Dear G-d/Allah, It's me Yvonne, are you there? As you know since December 27th, 2008, Hamas and Israel have been at war. Over 800 Palestinians and...
The Atlantic | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics
This may be a small thing, but: I hate, hate, hate the lazy modern presidential habit of ending all major addresses with the phrase "And God bless th...
Jerry and Joe Long | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics
Perhaps you've noticed the incoming administration's attempts to identify with Abraham Lincoln. The following letter seems to indicate that things may be going too far.
AP | Posted 02.07.2009 | Style
Shortly after it was announced that Barack Obama will use President Lincoln's inaugural bible at his own inauguration , the bible was briefly put on ...
AP | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A "Happy 200th Birthday" card is tough to find. But that's just what the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission i...
Martin Nolan | Posted 01.08.2009 | Chicago
How does Barack Obama fit into political Chicago? I found out at another convention, Boston's in 2004.
Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics
The proclamation which established a national day of Thanksgiving was issued during Lincoln's administration. It is tempting to draw comparisons between then and now.
Erica Heller | Posted 12.25.2008 | Style
7. Isn't afraid of a press conference, sex education, an intellectual, a gay person, stem cell research or as W. called it, "the internets," "3 Shakespeares," or an honest day's work.
Robert Creamer | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics
Should progressives beware? Has Barack Obama suckered them into supporting a President who will really govern from the "center-right?" The short answer is no.
Craig Barnes | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics
We seldom see revolutionary change without seeing both great characters and terrible times.
Posted 12.21.2008 | Chicago
In the face of soaring budget deficits, Illinois is reducing access to some of its most celebrated Abraham Lincoln sites. These cuts could be devast...
Gordon Goldstein | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics
The new commander-in-chief would be wise to examine JFK's first year: Appoint the strongest team possible, yet be prepared to reject your counselors' advice, even when vastly outnumbered.
Dennis Whittle | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics
Though all men were declared equal in 1776, a terrible political compromise meant people of certain racial heritages were not considered full men.
Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.17.2008 | Chicago
Barack Obama's first big gift to newsprint was the run on most national editions during his second day as President-elect. His latest gift is more personal to the Land of Lincoln.
Reese Schonfeld | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics
It was a different Obama, with a different voice, that I heard at the press conference on Friday. He appeared to be flip and full of himself.
Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics
''On or about December 1910," Virginia Woolf wrote, "human character changed.'' We can be much more specific: "On November 4, 2008, just after 11 pm Eastern, America changed" (human character remains rather intransigent). Read More Watch Arianna On Rachel Maddow Discussing The State Of The GOP Watch Arianna, Gavin Newsom and Joe Trippi at the Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco While Paulson Waffles, the White House Dawdles, and Congress Dithers, the Economy Continues to Burn Brainstorm Alert: I'm going to be guest hosting for Rachel Maddow on Monday and I'd love your suggestions about which topics you like to hear discussed - and which guests you'd like to hear from. Please put your suggestions in the comments section and I'll take them to Bill Wolff, her producer, and the rest of the team.
David Henry Sterry | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics
The bottom line, economically, is that there is a big beautiful sexy cash cow to be milked here.
Alison Teal | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
I told Clark how much I admired him and his campaign and with tears streaming down his face, he said, "That was just a lucky moment in time for me. This, this is history."
Jeff Danziger | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics
Robert Loerzel | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago
Obama's eloquent election-night speech in Grant Park is surely one of the great moments in Chicago history.
Eric Margolis | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
I've been a lifelong Republican and plan to spend all Eternity as one. But my party abandoned me in the year 2000.
Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 02.13.2009 | Entertainment