Category Archives: Thomas Jefferson

‘The past is never dead. It’s not even past.’

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Bennett Minton

And Faulkner lives forever. Because it feels personal, I offer my perspective on the federal government’s assault on the University of Virginia. The Justice Department’s demand for the head of President James Ryan spurs me to describe two earlier chapters … Continue reading →

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Three presidents and forks in the road: two steps forward and . . . .

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Bennett Minton

On a sunny afternoon in November, I walked up to the Lincoln Memorial and felt a lump rise in my throat, as it has on this transcontinental trek in other places that represent human triumph and suffering: South Pass in … Continue reading →

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