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Supreme Court Cronyism

With the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, George W. Bush restarts a long and troubled tradition.

by David Greenberg via Slate on October 5, 2005

Cover of "Brothers in Arms: A Journey From War to Peace" by William Broyles, Jr., featuring the silhouette of a Vietnam War soldier in the sunset.

The War that Won't Go Away

The question of whether or not one served, or was willing to serve, or would be willing to serve, goes deeper than name-calling and allegations of draft dodging.

by John Gregory Dunne via New York Review of Books on September 25, 1986

Photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking into microphones.

Let Justice Roll Down

"Those who expected a cheap victory in a climate of complacency were shocked into reality by Selma."

by Martin Luther King Jr. via The Nation on March 16, 1965

Cover of the New York Review issue after JFK's assassination, featuring a seal with an eagle that has been felled by arrows.

The Fate of the Union: Kennedy and After

Reflections on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

by Richard Hofstadter, Irving Howe, Dwight Macdonald, Norman Mailer, David Riesman, George Lichtheim, Richard H. Rovere, Benjamin DeMott, Neal Ascherson, Hans J. Morgenthau, C. Vann Woodward via New York Review of Books on December 26, 1963

When Big Oil Was "The Great Vampire Squid" Wrapped Around America

Robert Engler's award-winning 1955 investigation into the oil industry.

by Robert Engler via The New Republic on August 29, 1955

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