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Lee Oser’s most recent album with The Riflebirds of Portland is Windmills on the Moon. His most recent scholarly book is Christian Humanism in Shakespeare: A Study in Religion and Literature. His most recent novel is Old Enemies: A Satire. A former president of the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW), he teaches at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Chernow Speaks of Twain But Doesn’t Know His Words

Pursuit of Happiness
September 12, 2025
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Civitas Outlook
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