“Grace Notes: Reflections for Now” defies easy explanation, which makes sense as defiance is part of its nature. Midway through “Grace Notes,” a group of young black men, members of the Yale chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, rhythmically step, clap,...
History professor Steven Pincus, author of the new book “The Heart of the Declaration: The Founders’ Case for an Activist Government,” muses about how the Founding Fathers would react to presidential candidate Donald Trump’s positions on economic policy,...