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How History Repeats Itself: Patterns Historians Actually Study
The saying feels true because some patterns really do recur. The trick is telling recurrence from rhyme, and rhyme from a story we want to hear.

The saying feels true because some patterns really do recur. The trick is telling recurrence from rhyme, and rhyme from a story we want to hear.

A free party at a brewery on Oct. 8 doubles as a fundraiser for the American Library Association's anti-censorship campaign — and a small bookstore's bid to matter locally.

The library's 2026 program drew 2,805 readers and 3.4 million logged minutes. The numbers are real; what they measure is worth a closer read.