Michael J. Socolow
America's First Drafts
Before it was history, the Declaration of Independence was news. Not everyone got the story right.
Michael J. Socolow
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Elegy for Op-Ed
The New York Times eliminates op-eds after a half-century of delighting and enraging readers.
In a State of Emergency, the President Can Control Your Phone, Your TV, and Even Your Light Switches
Under a little-known regulation that dates back to the 1930s, the president has legal power over electronic transmissions.
The Olympics Can't Transcend Politics. Just Ask the Nazis.
Sports, and sport broadcasting, can never be apolitical when nations are going head-to-head on the field of play.
The Man J. Edgar Hoover Blamed for Pearl Harbor
Larry Fly, the forgotten hero who refused to illegally wiretap Americans
