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Daniel Ellsberg speaking at a press conference, 1972.

Daniel in the Lion's Den

On the moral courage of Daniel Ellsberg.
by Erik Baker via The Baffler on June 17, 2023
Cover of "Gravity's Rainbow," depicting a orange-red sky over a small city.

History Is Hard to Decode

On 50 years of Thomas Pynchon’s “Gravity’s Rainbow.”
by M. Keith Booker via Los Angeles Review of Books on February 28, 2023
The United States flag flying above that of Guam.

Trapped by Empire

The government of Guam has appointed a Commission on Decolonization, but U.S. control means that all of the island’s options have substantial downsides.
by Van Jackson via Dissent on February 8, 2023
JFK and Jacqueline in the convertible limousine in Dallas.

A Weekend in Dallas

Revisiting political assassinations.
by Noah Kulwin via noahkulwin.substack on November 22, 2022
Black and white photo of Fidel Castro giving a speech in front of the Cuban flag.

The 1962 Missile Crisis Was a Turning Point for the Cuban Revolution

The missile crisis led Cuba’s leaders to distrust their Soviet ally—an attitude that ultimately helped their revolutionary system to outlast the USSR’s.
by Antoni Kapcia via Jacobin on October 17, 2022
Then-Sen. John F. Kennedy (left) met with Democratic Party rival Adlai Stevenson on the porch of Kennedy’s house in 1960.

How JFK Sacrificed Adlai Stevenson and the Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis

The standoff 60 years ago has newfound relevance for handling the Ukraine crisis today.
by Peter Kornbluh via Foreign Policy on October 16, 2022
A tank on a city street.

U.S. Deliberation During Hungary’s 1956 Uprising Offers Lessons on Restraint

As the war in Ukraine worsens, there’s little debate about Western policy choices. This is a mistake.
by Branko Marcetic via Current Affairs on June 1, 2022
Illustration of Frankenstein's monster and a terrified woman

The Horror Century

From the first morbid films a hundred years ago, scary movies always been a dark mirror on Americans’ deepest fears and anxieties.
by Aja Romano via Vox on October 19, 2021
Charles Schulz sketching Peanuts comics

Charlie Brown Tried to Stay Out of Politics

Why did readers search for deeper meaning in the adventures of Snoopy and the gang?
by Scott Bradfield via The New Republic on June 2, 2021
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Why the Cold War Race for Nuclear Weapons Is Still a Threat

The Cold War may be over, but an arms race continues, even as safeguards once in place have fallen away.
via Retro Report on April 26, 2021
nuclear explosion

The Day Nuclear War Almost Broke Out

In the nearly sixty years since the Cuban missile crisis, the story of near-catastrophe has only grown more complicated.
by Elizabeth Kolbert via The New Yorker on October 5, 2020
People looking at the Fat Man bomb covered with a tarp

What Journalists Should Know About the Atomic Bombings

As we approach the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings, we're going to see a lot of journalistic takes on them — many of them totally wrong.
by Alex Wellerstein via Restricted Data: The Nuclear Secrecy Blog on June 9, 2020

A New Golden Age for the Tiki Bar

Half a century after the tropical craze of the 1960s, the modern age of escapism is taking cues from the past.
by Kara Newman via The Atlantic on June 5, 2018

'The Teacher Would Suddenly Yell "Drop!"'

The duck-and-cover school exercises from the nuclear era are being invoked as a parallel to active shooter drills.
by Rebecca Onion via Slate on March 13, 2018

The Atomic Bomb and the Nuclear Age

A primary source set and teaching guide created by educators.
by Amy Rudersdorf via Digital Public Library of America on June 15, 2015

When the Wild Imagination of Dr. Seuss Fueled Big Oil

Geisel did not begin his career writing children stories, but selling products.
by Lisa Hix via Collectors Weekly on August 17, 2012
Screen capture of Carter at a podium giving his human right speech to university graduates.

Jimmy Carter Promotes Human Rights

Carter’s speech lays out his commitment to implement human rights into U.S. foreign policy.
via Voices & Visions on May 22, 1977
Photo of Lyndon B. Johnson, next to photo of Barry Goldwater.

Confessions of a Republican

A 1964 presidential campaign advertisement for Lyndon Baines Johnson.
via LBJ Presidential Library on July 31, 1964

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