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  • Honesty in Advertising: “To be killed in action.”

    The recent drip of think pieces regarding the resurrection of conscription inspired me to revisit the antiwar ads featured below. They are some haunting stuff designed to tug at the heartstrings. I first ran into them while researching at the Hoover Presidential Library, specifically while pouring through the Senator Gerald Nye Papers. As you can see, the…

  • New Op-ed: “Enemies Above: The FBI and the Creation of the Brown Scare Myth”

    Thanks to the Libertarian Institute for publishing my latest article, “Enemies Above: The FBI and the Creation of the Brown Scare Myth.” It highlights the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in propagating the “Brown Scare,” and its implications for modern politics. Check it out: Enemies Above: The FBI and the Creation of the…

  • Three Degrees of Extremism: How Adjacency is Manufactured and Used in American Politics

    While researching chapter four of my dissertation, “Partisans of the Old Republic,” I stumbled upon a speech given by Representative Ronald Brooks Cameron (D-CA), entitled Who is Doing the Devil’s Work in American Politics?” on 20 May 1963. In his address, Cameron he lambasted the John Birch Society and its influence on conservative politics. His…

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