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On the fiftieth anniversary of US President Richard M. Nixon’s resignation from office, we offer a collection of stories to contextualize his decision.

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Imperialism, experienced as both royal subject and new colonizer, has been a key element in the development, continuity, and disruption of American humor.

The appearance of the vigilante crime fighter known as the Shadow in the writings of Plath, Kerouac, and Baraka reveals a twentieth-century duality.