The Unseen: How a Magazine Article Became a Declaration of War on Poverty

Jill Lepore 9/1/12 Jill Lepore 9/1/12

The Unseen: How a Magazine Article Became a Declaration of War on Poverty

Smithsonian Magazine

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Obama, The Prequel: An Origin Story

Jill Lepore 6/18/12 Jill Lepore 6/18/12

Obama, The Prequel: An Origin Story

The New Yorker

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Benched: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Judicial Independence

Jill Lepore 6/11/12 Jill Lepore 6/11/12

Benched: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Judicial Independence

The New Yorker

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Battleground America: One Nation, Under the Gun

Jill Lepore 4/16/12 Jill Lepore 4/16/12

Battleground America: One Nation, Under the Gun

The New Yorker

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Birthright: What’s Next for Planned Parenthood

Jill Lepore 11/6/11 Jill Lepore 11/6/11

Birthright: What’s Next for Planned Parenthood

The New Yorker

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Objection: Clarence Darrow’s Unfinished Work

Jill Lepore 5/16/11 Jill Lepore 5/16/11

Objection: Clarence Darrow’s Unfinished Work

The New Yorker

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How Longfellow Woke the Dead

Jill Lepore 3/2/11 Jill Lepore 3/2/11

How Longfellow Woke the Dead

The American Scholar

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The Commandments: The Constitution and Its Worshippers

Jill Lepore 1/9/11 Jill Lepore 1/9/11

The Commandments: The Constitution and Its Worshippers

The New Yorker

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Tea and Sympathy: Who Owns the American Revolution?

Jill Lepore 4/26/10 Jill Lepore 4/26/10

Tea and Sympathy: Who Owns the American Revolution?

The New Yorker

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Untimely: What Was at Stake in the Spat Between Henry Luce and Harold Ross?

Jill Lepore 4/12/10 Jill Lepore 4/12/10

Untimely: What Was at Stake in the Spat Between Henry Luce and Harold Ross?

The New Yorker

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Fixed: The Rise of Marriage Therapy, and Other Dreams of Human Betterment

Jill Lepore 3/22/10 Jill Lepore 3/22/10

Fixed: The Rise of Marriage Therapy, and Other Dreams of Human Betterment

The New Yorker

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Rap Sheet: Why Is American History so Murderous?

Jill Lepore 11/1/09 Jill Lepore 11/1/09

Rap Sheet: Why Is American History so Murderous?

The New Yorker

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It’s Spreading: Outbreaks, Media Scares, and the Parrot Panic of 1930

Jill Lepore 5/25/09 Jill Lepore 5/25/09

It’s Spreading: Outbreaks, Media Scares, and the Parrot Panic of 1930

The New Yorker

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The Humbug: Edgar Allan Poe and the Economy of Horror

Jill Lepore 4/20/09 Jill Lepore 4/20/09

The Humbug: Edgar Allan Poe and the Economy of Horror

The New Yorker

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I.O.U.: How We Used to Treat Debtors

Jill Lepore 4/6/09 Jill Lepore 4/6/09

I.O.U.: How We Used to Treat Debtors

The New Yorker

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Back Issues: The Day the Newspaper Died

Jill Lepore 1/18/09 Jill Lepore 1/18/09

Back Issues: The Day the Newspaper Died

The New Yorker

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The Speech: Have Inaugural Addresses Been Getting Worse?

Jill Lepore 1/4/09 Jill Lepore 1/4/09

The Speech: Have Inaugural Addresses Been Getting Worse?

The New Yorker

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Bound for Glory: Writing Campaign Live

Jill Lepore 10/13/08 Jill Lepore 10/13/08

Bound for Glory: Writing Campaign Live

The New Yorker

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Rock, Paper, Scissors: How We Used to Vote

Jill Lepore 10/6/08 Jill Lepore 10/6/08

Rock, Paper, Scissors: How We Used to Vote

The New Yorker

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Prior Convictions: Did the Founders Want Us to Be Faithful to Their Faith?

Jill Lepore 4/7/08 Jill Lepore 4/7/08

Prior Convictions: Did the Founders Want Us to Be Faithful to Their Faith?

The New Yorker

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