The United States: It’s Time for a Divorce I started working on this essay during the weeks after the 2020 election. I put it aside after Mr. Trump incited a mob of insurrectionists to storm the Capitol on 6 January, … Continued
It is 19 December, 1941. Eight days ago Hitler declared war on the United States, honoring the pact Nazi Germany had with Imperial Japan. Never mind that the Pearl Harbor attack and subsequent attacks on Guam, Wake Island, the Philippines, … Continued
It is 13 September, 1964. President Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded the assassinated President Kennedy on 22 November, 1963, is seeking election to a full term. Johnson has a huge poll lead over his Republican opponent, Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, but … Continued
It is 11 September 9 CE (or AD if you prefer). In the Teutoburg Forest of lower Saxony, Publius Varus is leading the Roman XVIII, XIX, and XX legions in fierce combat against Arminius, a Germanic tribal leader. The battle … Continued