Quietly and without fanfare, President Trump signed an executive order last week that, to me, is eerily reminiscent of the profiling that was common place during the Red Scare of the early Cold War years. The order is titled Executive Order on Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service, and it gives Trump the power to purge thousands of federal workers whose job protections … [Read More...]
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CUBA IN A NUTSHELL: PART TWO (1959-2011)
The video below is the second in a two part series that takes you quickly through the last 50 or so years of Cuba’s political and economic history. Here are the … [Read More...]
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CUBA IN A NUTSHELL: PART ONE 1959-1990)
I wrote this post for Cold War Magazine in 2016 when, for the first time in 88 years, an American president was visiting the island of Cuba. Now, Cuban Americans are … [Read More...]
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CHINA and the US-SOVIET RIVALRY
As I think everyone knows, China played a major role in the US-Soviet rivalry during the Cold War, especially impacting the superpowers' presence in the Third World. And, it’s playing a major role today as this year’s American presidential election gets … [Read More...]
1948 Election: Political Cartoons and Presidential Campaigns
Would you rather read a comic book or a 500 page biography? In 1948, President Truman's campaign answered that question with a 16 page comic book published by the Democratic National Committee. By this time, President Truman was used to the snickering … [Read More...]
1968 Turning Point: Binding Primaries and the End of Gatekeeping
It’s hard to believe that we still have one more primary to go before the 2020 Democratic Convention the week of August 17. The Connecticut primary, originally scheduled for April 28, will now be held on August 11. Although 60 delegates are at stake, the … [Read More...]
