The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places ... along familiar roads and by waters with old American names. In two days at Shiloh, on the banks of the Tennessee River, more American men fell ...

Vance created a brand-new stereotype for America: not the quiet American, not the ugly American, but the brutal American.

The upheavals roiling us today, though not exactly evoking déjà vu, have a familiar ring. Threats to equal rights and religious liberty come to mind. President Donald Trump’s order to ...