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...come as no surprise that Donald’s latest book covers him as well. However, Donald makes a daring move in historical biography by profiling the men behind the man. We Are Lincoln Men: Abraham Lincoln and his Friends, recently released in paperback, analyzes six key friendships in Lincoln??€™s life by blending psychoanalytic theory with historical fact...
Donald himself admits that this approach to historical biography is necessarily speculative at times. But it is clear that it would be difficult to answer the kinds of questions he asks without focusing on Lincoln??€™s own psychology and the psychology of interpersonal relationships...
...suspension of liberties and civil rights in times of war has a precedent in the US, but that doesn’t make it right. From Lincoln??€™s transgressions during the Civil War to FDR’s camps in World War II to Gitmo, it’s not the way that a democracy is to endure. Time of war or not, citizen or not, a man has the right to face his accuser and answer the charges against him. Our society has to decide where we place the line between our perception of safety...
...While Lincoln??€™s primary objective is to use his reporting to present those issues discussed in the previous paragraph, he takes some time at the end of the work to reflect upon the changes that he believes will be necessary to sustain the Ivy League and ward off a seemingly inevitable choice between two competing forces—big-time Division I and Division III. In the end, Lincoln comes to the conclusion that what is needed most is honesty. Rather than hide behind the AI and secretive admissions process, the presidents need to engage in an open...
...None of Lincoln??€™s flaws in reporting affect his major points in any manner, nor would they be readily identifiable by members of his non-Ivy audience. They do remain quite distracting, however, to those with even a rough knowledge of the Ivy League...