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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (Associated Press) **FILE**

Mike Huckabee: Conservatives can ignore gay marriage ruling like Lincoln ignored Dred Scott

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Lincoln and the Jews: A History’

By Martin Rubin

From left, Monsignor Francis J. Weber; Ruben Mendoza, professor in the Archaeology Program, Division of Social, Behavioral and Global Studies at California State University; Rose Marie Beebe, professor of Spanish literature at Santa Clara University; and Robert Senkewicz, professor of history at Santa Clara University, talk to the media during a panel of California scholars to discuss Spanish Franciscan friar Junipero Serra's life and legacy, in Rome, Thursday, April 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

California’s soon-to-be saint hailed as a man ahead of his time

By Elise Harris - Catholic News Agency

In this Feb. 12, 2015, file photo, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner participates in ceremonies honoring President Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln tomb within Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Ill. The Lincoln Monument Association that is dedicated to supporting Abraham Lincoln’s tomb is rejecting a National Geographic author’s criticisms of the historic site. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

As death of Lincoln marked, caretakers of tomb face setbacks

By Kerry Lester - Associated Press

Rebecca Hagelin and her daughter, Kristin Carey.

REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: Emancipation Day a good time to reflect on spiritual enslavement

By Rebecca Hagelin and Kristin Carey

Awaiting word for Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation to take effect amid the Civil War, many black churches on Dec. 31, 1862, started the tradition of Watch Night services. The tradition Monday will continue with a special midnight display at the National Archives. (Associated Press)

DANIEL BURNETT: Fading American history

By Daniel Burnett

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln’

By Aram Bakshian Jr.

Abraham Lincoln (Associated Press/File)

Lincoln’s call for God to end the Civil War echoes today

By Kelsey Dallas - Deseret News

Former President Ronald Reagan. (The Washington Times) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: Remembering Ronald Reagan

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion’

By John R. Coyne Jr.

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Lincoln’s Bishop: A President, a Priest, and the Fate of 300 Dakota Sioux Warriors’

By Michael Taube

Rebecca Hagelin and her daughter Kristin Carey.

REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: Let Thanksgiving Day spur daily thanksgiving

By Rebecca Hagelin and Kristin Carey

Like Christmas, over the years, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving have become less about the true meaning and more about the day off from work and all that encompasses, writes Rusty Humphries. (Andrew Geraci/The Washington Times)

RUSTY HUMPHRIES: Let’s not forget to give thanks

By Rusty Humphries

A confederate flag is seen at a tombstone on the cemetery at Beauvoir House, Jefferson Davis' historic home, in Biloxi, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Embattled Rebel’

By John M. Taylor - Special to The Washington Times

A confederate flag is seen at a tombstone on the cemetery at Beauvoir House, Jefferson Davis' historic home, in Biloxi, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Civil War: Jefferson Davis as commander in chief

By John M. Taylor