Ken Burns, Lynn Novick: How Closed Borders Helped Facilitate the Holocaust
A new PBS series underscores the long, deadly shadow cast by xenophobia, antisemitism, and restrictive immigration laws.
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How Closed Borders Helped Facilitate the Holocaust
A new PBS series by Ken Burns argues xenophobia, the Great Depression, incredulity toward the media, and State Department antisemitism combined to keep Jewish refugees out of America.
The Progressive Imperialism of Smedley Butler
The Marine turned anti-imperialist had two very different legacies, but both clearly emerged from the same man.
Shaky Social Security Trust Fund May Run Out in 11 Years
Are you ready for 30 percent cuts in benefits to keep the program alive?
The Sordid History of the Fairness Doctrine
It was terrible for free speech on the radio dial. We shouldn't inflict it on the internet too.
Biden's Sudden Reticence on Court Packing Is Alarming
Although Democrats think the composition of the Supreme Court is a big election issue, their nominee won’t say what he plans to do about it.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Calls Court Packing a 'Bad Idea'
The liberal jurist puts judicial integrity before partisan politics.
Making Amends for Korematsu
The 1944 ruling validated FDR's order to relocate and imprison 120,000 Japanese Americans and Japanese immigrants during World War II.
Did Federal Deposit Insurance Corrupt the Banking System? [Reason Podcast]
George Selgin vs. Josh Barro at the Soho Forum.
FDR's War Against the Press
Franklin Roosevelt had his own Breitbart, and radio was his Twitter.
Shrink the Supreme Court?
A GOP proposal to deny Clinton's appointment choices may backfire.
America's Other World War II Internment Camps
The legacy of the German and Japanese prisoners held hostage
The Man J. Edgar Hoover Blamed for Pearl Harbor
Larry Fly, the forgotten hero who refused to illegally wiretap Americans
Why Polls Don't Work
After decades of gradual improvement, the science of predicting election outcomes has hit an accuracy crisis.
Historian: FDR's Anti-Semitism Cost Jewish Lives
He resisted helping refugees for fear of admitting "too many" Jews to the U.S.
World War II Spending Did Not End the Great Depression
The aggregate statistics fail to capture essential details of life.
The Unholy Spirit of Presidential Activism
So set your DVR for one of the oddest cinematic displays of power-worship in the history of American film.