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• My Favorite Photo of J. Edgar Hoover

  

  J. Edgar Hoover, circa 8 years old, with his bike. For the upcoming new movie J. Edgar, starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role, here is my favorite pictur... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• BOOKS- Marigold: The Lost Chance for Peace in Vietnam

  

  Here's a first look at a great new book by Cold War historian Jim Hershberg on the Vietnam War, from Publishers Weekly. Check it out: Operation Marigold is... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• ON HISTORY: The Phenomenon of Drunk History

  How do you get 1.5 people to sit through a six minutes film on the testy relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass during the Civil War and ho... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• All Things J. Edgar Hoover

  

  J. Edgar Hoover in the 1960s, after having led the FBI for over 40 years. This month, we give you all things J. Edgar Hoover: photos, movie links, books... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• SNEAK PREVIEW: New Edition of YOUNG J. EDGAR Now Available on Amazon.com

  

  I am especially proud to announce that the very first book to be published by Viral History Press LLC, a new edition of Young J. Edgar, is now available in... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• BOOKS -- 1861: Civil War Awakening

  

  I recently was asked by the Delmarva Review to review the new book by Adam Goodheart on the opening months of the Civil War. Here's what I came up with: 1861... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• MOVIES: Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover -- Looking Good So Far.

  

  Leonardo DiCaprio as FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. The new Clint Eastwood-directed bio-pic J. Edgar, starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role as Hoover,... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• Remembering Senator Chuck Percy (1919-2011)

  

  Senator Chuck Percy in 1975. Senator Charles H. Percy (R.-Illinois, 1919-2011) died this weekend in Washington, D.C. at 91 years old. It is a sad day. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming Soon -- Viral History Press !!

  

  The first four titles for Viral History Press - coming September. No kitchen should be without them. Mark your calendars. Something new is coming in October:... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• GUEST BLOGGER: Gregory Michno on the Violent Sioux Uprising in Minnesota, 1862.

  

  Taoyateduta, or Little Crow, leader of the Sioux uprising of 1862. In August 1862, hundreds of Dakota Sioux opened a murderous rampage against settlers and... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• "Uncle Joe" Cannon, the Real Ghost Haunting John Boehner as Speaker of the...

  

  Joseph Gurney Cannon (R.-Ill.) circa 1920, after being toppled as House Speaker, voted out of Congress, then elected to return. I have bent your ears many... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• DEBT CEILING Hangover: A Few Final Thoughts.

  

  I, for one, am still hung over today after imbibing way too much intoxicating drama this week over Congress's trying to avoid global fiscal calamity by raising... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• DEBT CEILING Crisis: Thomas Nast - Who Drove the Country into Bankruptcy?

  

  Thomas Nast drew the above cartoon for Harper's Weekly in August 1871 as a slam against rampant graft by New York City's political boss William M. Tweed. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• CIVIL WAR: The "Great Skedaddle" -- Union Disaster, Modern Fitness Event, Or...

  

  Re-enacters at Manassas, Virginia, for the 150 anniversary this past weekend. The way a re-enactament should be.Don't get me wrong. I love Civil War... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• CONTEST: Debt Ceiling Russian Roulette !!

  

  Cartoon by Marshall Ramsey of Creators Syndicate. Just when you think Washington can't screw it up any worse..... For weeks, as the Capitol has consumed itself... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• GUEST BLOGGER: Amy Arden on Buck Taylor, the Original Cowboy Hero

  

  One of the many books, pamphlets, and dime novels featuring Taylor during the 1880s.Western history buffs easily recognize the name “Buffalo” Bill Cody, the... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY

• DEBT CEILING Crisis: History Demands a "grand Bargain."

  

  1862 Greenback Dollar -- worth about 30 cents by 1865. Drowning in debt and inflation after the Civil War, the US managed to regain its credit and restore its... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• AIRPORT SECURITY: How Did We Create This Paranoid Mess?

  

  Security at Denver International Airport -- a giant empire of bureaucratic overkill? Flying from Washington, D.C., to Albany, NY, a few weeks ago for July... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2011 DEBATE, HISTORY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• HISTORY: GUEST NOTE: Robin Rausch on the Library of Congress's National Jukebox

  

  One of the many very cool tune collections on this new LC site. Hey Ken! I wanted to call your attention to the National Jukebox project at the Library of... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS

• REALITY CHECK: Two Cheers for the Debt Ceiling !!

  

  Everyone complains about the debt ceiling. And, yes, there's plenty about it not to like:Red Ink: First, there's the debt itself. Today, the US government... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS