How many of you play chess or at least watched The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix? Do you wonder if chess actually played an important role in the Cold War or do you think it’s just suggestive of the American-Russian rivalry? Well, if you’re sick of being mired in bad news and want a little entertainment, here are two fairly recent movies and a Netflix series that can provide … [Read More...]
Featured Story
Girls And Their Toys: Just Like Mom
Still looking for Christmas presents? Maybe you can get some toy ideas for girls from the Cold War! According to American Cold War ideology, homemakers in the … [Read More...]
Featured Story
The Cranberry Scare of 1959
Right before Thanksgiving in 1959 the United States was hit with a different kind of Red Scare. Primed for panic and paranoia by Senator Joseph McCarthy’s red … [Read More...]
Featured Story
10 Cold War Books for Fall Reading
Are you as sick of Zoom as I am? If so, you might want to pick out a good read, grab a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, and decompress. Here are 10 recently released books to choose from. All the books can be purchased on Amazon, and many -- if not all -- … [Read More...]
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 salient points: By 1990, when the Russians were gone, things were really tough. It was … [Read More...]
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 in the news again because of their voting power in the upcoming 2020 presidential election, so … [Read More...]
