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Aquarius Rising
Considering the religious roots of the 1960s anti-militarist counterculture.
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Jackson Lears
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New York Review of Books
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September 6, 2018
My Fellow Prisoners
The grand lesson of John McCain's life should be that heroic politics is a broken politics.
by
George Blaustein
via
n+1
on
August 29, 2018
Remembrance of War as Warning
Might a new approach to war memorials keep us out of future unnecessary wars?
by
Christopher Preble
via
War on the Rocks
on
August 13, 2018
The NFL Marketing Ploy That Was Too Successful For The League’s Own Good
For decades, the NFL has used patriotism to advance its interests. Now fans expect it to be something it never was.
by
Jesse Berrett
via
Washington Post
on
December 10, 2017
The Presidency Never Recovered After Vietnam
The war opened the credibility gap. What we’ve learned since has only widened it.
by
Ken Burns
,
Lynn Novick
via
The Atlantic
on
September 12, 2017
How Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Won the 1964 New Hampshire Primary Without Lifting a Finger
Lodge's victory in the 1964 New Hampshire primary is a fascinating testament to the power of whim in American elections.
by
Seth Gannon
via
Slate
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February 8, 2016
The Best Intentions
The Manhattan Project scientists tried to advocate for nuclear de-escalation-instead, they unwittingly abetted the Vietnam War.
by
Sarah Bridger
via
Slate
on
September 4, 2015
Almost Everything in “Dr. Strangelove” Was True
How Stanley Kubrick’s film “Dr. Strangelove” exposed dangers inherent in nuclear command-and-control systems.
by
Eric Schlosser
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The New Yorker
on
January 17, 2014
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