“What will Michigan’s primary tell us about Biden? Nothing.” Plus, the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
Harry Truman
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Charlie Peters Was Always About Hope
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian reflects on his friend and mentor, the founder of this magazine, who died on Thanksgiving Day at 96.
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New Hampshire: Land of Presidential Giant Slayers. Is Haley One of Them?
Michael Kinsley, a contributing editor and alumnus of this magazine, once famously wrote that a political “gaffe” occurs when a politician accidentally tells the truth. You’re not supposed to look askance at Iowa, even to New Hampshireites. This is what Nikki Haley did when she dared to remind New Hampshire primary voters that they tend […]
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The Washington Monthly Newsletter: November 16, 2023
“When Middle East Politics (Almost) Tipped an American Presidential Election” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
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When Middle East Politics (Almost) Tipped an American Presidential Election
In 1948, Henry Wallace peeled off enough of the Jewish vote to deny Harry Truman the nation’s then-most populous state, New York. What this does—and doesn’t—augur for Joe Biden.
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The Washington Monthly Newsletter: October 31, 2023
“Why Joe Biden is like Harry Truman” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
Posted inNovember/December 2023
Give ‘Em Hell, Joe
President Biden has been compared, and has compared himself, to FDR. But the real similarity is to Harry S. Truman.
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Memo to Democrats: Tie Putin to Trump
The carnage in Ukraine must be laid at the former president’s doorstep.
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When Truman Titled a Hollywood Epic—and Then Sabotaged It
How the 33rd president wanted the movies to reshape the narrative of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Musings from a Midwest Road Trip
One of the best things about being a faculty member is the incredible flexibility during the summer. Although I am only on a nine-month contract and have to hustle for grant or contract funding to maintain a nice standard of living (here is what I did last summer), it’s great to be in almost complete […]
