I continue to read Mark Twain’s secondary books — the ones beyond the classics “Huckleberry Finn” and “Tom Sawyer.” My most ...

Journalists I know joke that the only Jewish historian they ever need to call is Jonathan Sarna. Jews and the Civil War?

Writing these columns, at the risk of repeating myself, is at times a major struggle. There are times where just getting started feels like it just ain’t gonna happen at all. I look at the monitor ...

Taking my cue from Rueckert, I am examining the metaphorical nature of Mark Twain's nature writing, looking at the ways his works function as stored energy, as energy pathways, and as both fossil fuel ...

Author and humorist Mark Twain said a lot of witty things, but he’s also frequently misquoted. Can you figure out which quotes are his, and which ones aren’t?

How producers at Done+Dusted found the right tone Conan O'Brien's Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize, now on Netflix, between celebration and wake.