Was Vietnam ‘a quagmire’ or a ‘stalemate machine’? Understanding this 50-year-old debate can shed light on why the US is currently locked into a ‘forever war.’
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Hoover abused his power as FBI director to serve presidents’ interests. The reforms that followed were set up to prevent it from happening again.
A century after his birth, John F Kennedy’s celebrity shines as brightly as ever.
Reagan, Clinton, Obama and Trump would all pull from the Kennedy playbook, from mastering the media to exuding masculine vitality.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy consistently ranks as one of America’s most popular leaders. A presidential historian argues that didn’t just happen – it was the result of an effort to create an image.
Trump wouldn’t be the first occupant of the Oval Office to try to bend companies to his will to achieve an objective, be it economic or merely political. JFK tried it with U.S. Steel in 1962.
While it’s unprecedented to call an election ‘rigged’ before voting has even taken place, there is a history of candidates crying foul after suspicious results.
Policy nuances often fail to stick in the minds of debate viewers. It’s all about delivering the most memorable moment.
Global audiences have heard of US election terms like the primaries, the conventions and the Electoral College. But the history and exact meaning of these terms remains a mystery to many.
Kennedy’s murder has spawned countless books, films, television documentaries and websites, each devoted to solving the crime. And yet any agreement on the ‘truth’ seems as unlikely as ever.
For a growing number of people, the truth will never be enough.
Songs no longer relay party platforms. Instead, they’re used to promote “celebrity” candidates.
Ted Kennedy, long idolized as the Lion of the Senate, miscalculated badly when he challenged incumbent Jimmy Carter for the Democratic nomination. The results haunt liberals to this day.
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Erie Campus, Penn State
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Associate Professor, Film Studies, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of History, Purdue University
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Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor of Social Sciences, Boston University
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Nottingham Trent University
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PhD in cultural studies; teaches in School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor emeritus, University of the Pacific
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Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
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Reader in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Teaching Associate in Film and Television Studies, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Cognitive and Parapsychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor in Honors, University of North Dakota
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Professor in U.S. Politics and U.S. Foreign Relations at the United States Studies Centre and in the Discipline of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of International Relations, Australian National University
