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‘Confederates were traitors’: Ty Seidule on West Point, race and American history

The discovery of a plaque showing a member of the Ku Klux Klan at the US military academy made headlines. One member of the commission which recommended its removal is a historian of the US army and the lost cause myth

The Guardian - US · Sep 5, 2022

America's secrets: Trump's unprecedented disregard of norms

Donald Trump isn’t the first to face criticism for flouting rules and traditions around the safeguarding of sensitive government records

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2022

Go Ask Alice, the haunting diary of an anonymous teenager, was a bestseller and effective tool in the war on drugs. But was it real?

Go Ask Alice takes readers on the wild journey of a teen dabbling in psychedelic drugs and sliding into a psychotic breakdown. The story behind the diary is somehow even more perplexing.

ABC News · Sep 2, 2022

Nicholas Goldberg: Remember when we thought George W. Bush was the worst president ever?

Twenty years ago next month, President George W. Bush stood before the United Nations and warned that Saddam Hussein's Iraq was a "grave and gathering danger," setting the stage for an invasion six months later based on false premises about super-destructive weapons and purported connections to the 9/11 attacks.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 30, 2022

Colorado Republican turns Democrat over ‘existential threat’ from GOP

In letter announcing defection, state senator Kevin Priola cites political and environmental threat from his erstwhile party

The Guardian - US · Aug 23, 2022

Disneyland Monorail resumes nighttime runs for first time since pandemic closure

SANTA ANA, Calif. Disneyland visitors looking to save a few steps at the beginning or end of the day can jump aboard the Monorail before the park opens or when the park closes now that the “highway in the sky” is once again offering early morning and late night service.

The Orange County Register · Aug 22, 2022

If We See an Expurgated Version of the Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant Affidavit, What Will It Tell Us?

Although U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart is inclined to unseal the document, redactions demanded by the Justice Department could make it hard to understand.

Reason · Aug 19, 2022

Trump's law: End presidential privilege

Americans wanted to get over Watergate by letting Richard Nixon slink away quietly. Trump will do no such thing

Salon · Aug 17, 2022

Prosecuting a president is divisive and sometimes destabilizing – here's why many countries do it anyway

Criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump and his allies could result from at least one of multiple investigations.

The Conversation · Aug 16, 2022

Trump demands return of seized documents – by order of social media

FBI took records including some top secret national security files after a search of the ex-president’s Mar-a-Lago property

The Guardian - US · Aug 15, 2022