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The Man Who Went Full Trump for FDR
He made up stories to smear the opposition and barely backpedaled when called out—Charlie Michelson …
The Man Who Could Make Your Kids Less Ignorant
College campuses across the U.S. are in an uproar about issues of free speech, but …
When America Rejected its Homegrown ‘Joe McNazi’
Joe McWilliams was the “handsome” face for anti-Semitism and other bigotry early in the 20th …
Jonathan Daniels: The Forgotten Civil Rights Preacher Killed by a Cop in Alabama
Jonathan Daniels ‘could have had any benefit he wanted.’ But in 1965 Alabama, the Episcopal …
How General Motors Saved Rosa Parks
In 1994 Civil Rights legend Rosa Parks had her house broken into and robbed. Then, …
The Feminist Who Used Sexism to Defend Bill Clinton
She was one of the earliest in a long list of Clinton loyalists, and despite …
When Eisenhower Took on Big Oil
Republicans weren’t always opposed to big government intervention, and one of the party’s icons wasn’t …
The Naked Woman in Chains Who Scandalized America
She was sensual and classically beautiful, and she also triggered a debate about ending slavery. …