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Newly Declassified Documents Reveal the Untold Stories of the Red Scare, a Hunt for Communists in Postwar America
In his latest book, journalist and historian Clay Risen explores how the House Un-American Activities Committee and Senator ...
Dangerous Learning: The Story Of The Struggle For Black Literacy
In his new book, "Dangerous Learning," legal scholar Derek Black tells the story of the resistance to Black literacy in this ...
Trump Cannot Win His War on History
The assumption that there is a standard, agreed-upon truth about the country’s past is a fantasy. When declared by a sitting ...
In Espionage and War, Secure Communication Is Key. Just Ask These Spies.
As Americans scrutinize the accidental leak of a high-level U.S. group chat, several books detail other mishaps in the annals ...
Review: These heroic ‘Secret Warriors’ helped America win a war even as they were treated as enemies
What does an American hero look like? Neither shy California farm boy Koji Kimura nor lippy smart aleck Tamio Takahashiwould fit the typical profile of a champion of freedom. Yet these brave men — ...
The U.S. Has Changed Its Mind About Europe
After following America’s lead for 80 years, the continent’s democracies do not recognize the danger now before them.
John Bolton on the Signal Leak: ‘A Very Primitive View of International Relations’
Trump’s former national security adviser lets loose on the leaked Signal group chat and the administration’s foreign policy factions.