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Cuneiform, the CIA, and More

Cuneiform, the CIA, and More

Mar 20, 2025
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Could the oldest writing system in the world be deciphered? Cuneiform persistently stumped scholars — until the 1850s... more »

“A book was like fresh air," said Adam Michnik. "They allowed us to survive and not go mad.” The CIA was deft at smuggling them behind the Iron Curtain... more »

The homogenous, aging American psychoanalytic community has begun e…

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