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Grover Cleveland, painted by Anders Zorn in 1899

The Politics of Civility

… beginning of the republic, political criticism trained its fire on the private character of elected officials. During …

Aerial Torpedoes, Buzz Bombs, and Predators: The Long Cultural History of Drones

… inhuman depravity portending society’s doom, mechanical misfires that are both ineffective and humorous, and … out his dire scenarios. His prediction of aerial torpedoes fired from Germany or France into population centers proved … wrought by German robots, the Allies were already fighting fire with fire. The U.S. Army Air Force’s “War Weary Bomber” …
Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism: A Woman's Crusade, by Donald Critchlow Book Cover.

Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism: A Woman's Crusade

Review of Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism: A Woman's Crusade, by Donald Critchlow (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005)
Firebrand: Phyllis Schlafly and the conservative revolution http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/11/07/firebrand The Book on Phyllis Schlafly …
Captured soldiers along the march with their hands tied behind their backs

The Bataan Death March

… soldiers murdered 139 U.S. prisoners of war by setting fire to trenches in which the men were taking refuge during …
Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. during a meeting with Senator Patrick Leahy on August 29, 2005

Give Roberts Some Breathing Room

… In fact, the first volley in this conflict has already been fired. During an informal discussion in his Senate office, …
President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967.

How to Intervene and Get Out

… later, tens of thousands more joined them. That unmatchable firepower put a stop to any resistance that might have …
Group of women protesting against the ERA with signs: "Stop the web of deception," "ERA means Amy register for the draft at 18," "Maternity ward - persons only"

Mom and Apple Pie (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 6)

… of fulfillment in domesticity, as a housewife after being fired during her second pregnancy, which inspired her to … gain with the ERA. Schlafly’s newsletter spread like wildfire, resonating with the other first generation suburban …
Cover of Wounded Knee Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre by Heather Cox Richardson

Where Our Hearts Are Still Buried

Review of Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre, by Heather Cox Richardson (New York: Basic Books, 2010)
… man refused to give up his gun and the edgy soldiers opened fire. At least 150 Sioux men, women, and children were …