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The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea

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What Does ‘Genius’ Really Mean?

Humans have long tried to understand a quicksilver quality that defies explanation.

by Helen Lewis via The Atlantic on August 14, 2025

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History Was Never Subject to Democratic Control

Elite merchants put up a statue of a British slave trader. A band of protesters toppled it. Who decides what happens now?

by Helen Lewis via The Atlantic on August 9, 2021

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