The fog of war

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Did you know that Thomas Müntzer, leader of the German Peasants’ War in 1525, used a rainbow flag to rally his followers? It’s an aptly exuberant image for the radical charisma of Müntzer, and for the

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Terrorism’s record of failure

THERE’S A MOMENT IN WICKED: FOR GOOD WHEN Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) is debating whether to flee. The Land of Oz, led by Jeff Goldblum’s conniving Wizard, is full of injustice and idiocy. But running won