Nick Burns

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  • Mar 2, 2026
    One of historians’ favorite parlor games is to debate when the French Revolution — or the Russian, Mexican or Haitian — can be said to have ended. The American...
  • Feb 27, 2026
    On a recent visit to Atlanta, my sister and I took a walk along the city’s Beltline, the project that represents the crowning public-works achievement of this southern...