One of the many controversial Supreme Court cases of the twentieth century was that of the New York Times Company versus the United States. This 1971 case, commonly referred to as the “Pentagon Papers” case, challenged the boundaries of the First Amendment as well as the role of censorship. The premise of the case dealt ...
Worldwide students protested against the Vietnam War. There was a fight between anti war protesters and the Chicago police during a national convention held by democrats. They burned half of Chicago down with these protests that commonly occurred. There was looting and mass hysteria in the streets. Because there were so many children from the ...
Here’s a hot tip for antique collectors who want to get in on the ground floor. Especially those interested in collecting military items. Start collecting Vietnam War collectibles. Start now. Why Vietnam? Items connected with the war are not antiques. Not yet. But they will be. Vietnam Has its Own Panache to Collectors. We can ...
Prior to the 1860s, at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, there were a small number of trade associations of skilled craftsmen, but little if anything that we would today recognize as labor unions. Soon that began to change. The National Labor Union was the first union that made any significant progress toward uniting workers ...
The Grand Chessboard represents Zbigniew Brzezinski’s plan for the United States in its relations with key nations that make up the region known as Eurasia. Brzezinski believes that Eurasia, which stretches across the entire European and Asian continents, is the key arena where America will have to be engaged and will have to lead other ...
COMMENTARY | Lyndon B. Johnson was a politician who served as a Representative, a Senator, Vice President and the President of the United States. Before that he had a lifetime in Texas politics. With ambitions like that, it’s a small wonder that he found his way to the top office. He was most famous for ...
As I drove around New Mexico a few years ago, I was surprised to find a Vietnam veterans memorial near the little town of Angel Fire. My afternoon at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park (its current name) was one of the most memorable of my life. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, built in Angel Fire, ...
Errol Morris is back with another fascinating film, part biography, part documentary, about a fascinating individual. His subject is Robert S. McNamara, who served from 1961 to 1968 as the Secretary of Defense under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. The film has been put together through interview sessions with McNamara, White House ...
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