Franklin
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World
H. Bruce Franklin, Scholar Who Embraced Radical Politics, Dies at 90
A cultural historian, he was fired by Stanford University in 1972 over an anti-Vietnam War speech that became a cause célèbre of academic freedom.
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Arts
In ‘Franklin,’ Michael Douglas Uses His Charm to Bankroll America
A new Apple TV+ series dramatizes the years Benjamin Franklin spent in France, leveraging diplomacy and guile to secure his nascent country’s future.
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World
America Was Once the Country Begging Richer Allies for Help
Even before they declared their independence, it was clear to the American colonies that in their struggle against Great Britain they would need a wealthy benefactor. The colonies were desperately short of men, money and materiel. There was little by ...