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“Blood and Ruins,” a revelatory history
Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945, by British historian Richard Overy. That’s the book that has transformed my mind. So much so, every day I find myself absorbing news about our world and events within it with such … Continue reading
Posted in Government, The Facts of Life, War, War on Ukraine
Tagged ", "Blood and Ruins, Baltic states, Harry Truman, NATO, Putin, Richard Overy, Russia, Soviet Union, Stalin, United States and NATO, World War I, World War II
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Bernie Sanders and all politicians who decry US interference…
…in other countries’ elections. It has happened, yes. But something I’ve been planning to point out about all this criticism — from Bernie Sanders and parts east (as well as Andrew Yang, et al) — about how America has sought … Continue reading
Posted in How I Learned The Facts of Life, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Chile, Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Iran, Mohammed Mossadegh, Nicaragua, Reza Pahlevi, Salvador Allende, Sandinistas, Winston Churchill
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Democrat urges Congress pass legislation in “eight critical areas”
This might surprise you. It surprised me. Harry Truman said the state of the nation worried him. The Republicans and a number of southern democrats were trying “to fool the people with poppy cock.” Truman urged Congress to reconvene, in … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged Brooklyn Dodgers, Harry Truman, Jackie Robinson, New York Giants, New York Yankees, Republican National Committee, Roger Kahn, Tom Dewey
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