The Opening Shots of the '60s
The Kennedy assassination in popular memory.
History
Obama Skips Gettysburg Anniversary over Obamacare Woes
Clearly this means the president supports slavery
Ceremony To Mark the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address
Historian James McPherson, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett will speak
The Persistent—But Fading—Appeal of JFK Conspiracy Stories
Explaining two trends in public opinion
Obamas, Clintons to Lay Wreath at JFK's Grave
To memorialize 50th anniversary of assassination
Virginia Mayor Proposes Building Ballpark over Slave Graveyard
But it would include a memorial
The Baby Boomers' JFK Fixation
Camelot nostalgia and assassination obsession as a form of generational arrogance.
Germany Refuses to Make Info About Nazi-Looted Art Public
Don't want to be inundated with false claims of ownership, they say
Berlusconi Compares His Travails to Those of the Jews Under Hitler
That's going to go over well
John F. Kennedy Was No National Treasure
He was lawless, reckless, and anything but a national treasure
Hardhats for Peace, Students for War
The surprising shape of public opinion in the Vietnam era.
Five Things They Don't Want You to Know About Conspiracy Theories
Exploding the myths about the paranoid tales we tell.
The War of the Worlds and the Myth of Mass Panic
The 75th anniversary of the broadcast nears.
Former Speaker Tom Foley Dead at 84
Was Speaker until 1994, when Republicans took over the House for the first time in decades
Teens Suspended for Wearing Confederate Flag Shirts
In response to another teen wearing a rainbow flag shirt
Convicted Former Nazi SS Captain Dead at 100
Charged with role in massacre of hundreds of civilians near Rome
The Spirit of 1976
The thing that's gotten crazier in America is the way people react to craziness.
Herman Wallace, Released Member of 'Angola Three,' Dies at 71
Freed after judge overruled conviction
Would Conscription Put the Brakes on War?
Andrew Bacevich's new book offers a powerful critique of U.S. foreign policy-but the solution it proposes is no remedy.
Papers, Please, Politics in Games, and the Growth of Indie Development: An Interview with Lucas Pope
The surprising success of a video game about checking paperwork
NSA History: "Operation Minaret" Spied on MLK, Muhammad Ali, and Senator Frank Church and Howard Baker
Over Vietnam opposition--even the NSA acknowledged it was at least disreputable and probably illegal too
Glenn Beck, David Frum, and the Eternal FEMA Conspiracy
The United States of Paranoia in The Week.
The Vanity of American Exceptionalism
Charles Murray's latest book mixes American history with American flattery.
New Book Questions Whether Matthew Shepard Was Hate Crime Victim
Really likely more about drugs
