Emerson
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It is curious that Mr. Nichols never mentions Melville’s 1857 novel, “The Confidence-Man,” with its pointed parodies of Emerson as the chilly philosopher Mark Winsome, and of Thoreau as Egbert, a tiresome pseudomoralist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
An Emerson College poll on Thursday found Talarico slightly lagging among Black voters compared to Texas Democrats’ nominee for governor.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
"We're not Emerson, Lake and Palmer travelling in separate buses. We're closer than ever."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Anissa grew up outside Philadelphia and is a graduate of Emerson College.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Then he looked at Emerson Lapp, whose eyes also dropped to the floor.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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