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The 21st Show

Allen C. Guelzo on Lincoln and the enduring values of the American Revolution

Allen C. Guelzo has written many books about the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. The most recent is “Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment,” which explores Lincoln’s ideas about democracy and how they led America through the Civil War.

Guelzo is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the Abraham Lincoln Association’s annual banquet this Thursday in Springfield, Illinois. He's also scheduled to talk with fellow Lincoln scholar Michael Burlingame on Friday.
 

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Republican U.S. Senate Candidate R. Cary Capparelli on Trump, ICE, and persistence in Illinois politics

Another conversation with a candidate for the U.S. Senate: R. Cary Capparelli is seeking the Republican nomination. He works in marketing, teaches geography, and is the son of a longtime Illinois Democratic state legislator.

He's previously run (unsuccessfully) for offices ranging from the Illinois House to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District — as both a Democrat and a Republican. We'll talk with him about domestic policy, foreign affairs, and what it's like running as a legacy in Illinois politics.

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The 21st Show

Best of: What does it mean to be in the Midwest?

In 2023, researchers from the Middle West Review asked 11,000 people from 22 states their perceptions of Midwestern identity.

Almost 94 percent of Illinoisans who responded said yes, they live in the Midwest. But Midwestern identity stretches farther than that. For example, more than half of the people from Wyoming who responded said yes, they too live in the Midwest and consider themselves to be Midwesterners.

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