Category: politics
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Book Review: Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray
The fact Frances Perkins isn’t a more widely discussed historical figure is shocking to me. I’m guilty of having spent years only knowing her by name and the fact she was the first woman to be a part of a presidential cabinet. I knew nothing of her story or her works…
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Book Review: Eyes in the Sky by Arthur Holland Michel
A few years ago I read a book that discussed aerial surveillance. I eventually started looking for a book that discussed it at length. Eyes in the Sky was an interesting, albeit unsettling, find…
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Book Review: The Day Kennedy Was Shot by Jim Bishop
I’ve read a number of books discussing the assassination of John F. Kennedy over the years and this book has been mentioned in a number of them. I was eager to begin given the date of publication. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long to realize it was going to be a long 700+ pages…
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Book Review: Taming the Street by Diana B. Henriques
Since I was a kid, I’ve always had an interest in the Great Depression (thanks American Girl!). Over the years I’ve collected bits and pieces of it through different media and my own research. Aside from other books about Franklin Delano Roosevelt which speak a lot about the Great Depression, I haven’t read any books…
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Book Review: UFOs and the National Security State by Richard M. Dolan
I’ve been on a major UFO kick lately and this book was a grail of information…
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Book Review: The Presidents and UFOs by Larry Holcombe
I saw the author of this book featured on an episode of Ancient Aliens and bought this book immediately. Of all areas of ufology, government involvement fascinates me the most…
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Book Review: The Nazi Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch
Thanks to the Cold War, it’s easy to forget that there was a time when America and Russia fought on the same side. Though Russia started off as an Axis power, by the middle of the war they were in alliance with England and America. Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin made up the…
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Book Review: End of Days by James L. Swanson
I didn’t intentionally read this book so close to the anniversary of JFK’s assassination, but in doing so, the story hit deeper given the way it’s written…
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Top 5: Books that discuss the JFK assassination
I’ve been wanting to do a Top 5 post for a while now. With the 59th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s death coming up on November 22nd, I thought this would be a good place to start. Books like this make for some of my favorite non-fiction reads…
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Book Review: Becoming FDR by Jonathan Darman
This isn’t so much a biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as it is a prelude to his presidency. Most of the focus is on his battle with polio and how he used this challenge to shape himself into the man we look back upon today…