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...25th anniversary of the publication of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, his landmark book on coping with life's tragedies, Rabbi Harold Kushner's new book, Overcoming Life's Disappointments, returns to a similar theme. Having retired from his day-to-day responsibilities as a pulpit Rabbi, Kushner spoke to TIME's Jeremy Caplan about coping with tragedy, how Moses is misunderstood, and why prayer doesn't work the way some people think it does. TIME: Why did you focus your book around Moses? Kushner: I wanted to give people a more rounded picture of Moses, not simply...
...Gets Nervous in Tennessee In the race for the Senate, Harold Ford wasn't supposed to have much appeal outside his home base of Memphis. But now that he is in a virtual dead heat with his Republican opponent, the race is getting down and dirty
...quirks, while notable, are not without precedent; Schama belongs to a school of British-educated historians (specifically those who studied under the legendary John Harold Plumb at Cambridge) who place a refreshing emphasis on literary style—whether it be Linda Colley’s riveting yet sprawling “Captives,” or David Cannadine’s controversial study of the British Empire, “Ornamentalism...
...years later, a record number of African-American candidates are vying for upper-tier political offices. From gubernatorial candidates Deval L. Patrick ’78 in the state of Massachusetts, Lynn Swann of Pennsylvania, and Ken Blackwell of Ohio to senatorial candidates Michael Steele of Maryland and Harold Ford Jr. of Tennessee, more African-Americans than ever have stepped up to bat in what can be considered the major league of our nation’s political arena. Obama is not the only reason for these candidates; their political aspirations started long ago. But his spark made...
...Gets Nervous in Tennessee In the race for the Senate, Harold Ford wasn't supposed to have much appeal outside his home base of Memphis. But now that he is in a virtual dead heat with his Republican opponent, the race is getting down and dirty