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The Latest Breaking News from Spiro Agnew

Sure, 2024 has had lots of news – but compared with 1940, 1968 or 1973, it’s nothing exceptional

History usually happens at a leisurely pace, with major events months or even years apart. But this year, it seems like someone has pushed fast-forward, with significant events coming on a weekly or even daily basis. One company is now selling a T-shirt declaring “THIS IS MY LIVING IN UNPRECEDENTED…

The Conversation

How Hippies Saved the Fourth Amendment

The Nixon administration did everything it could to curb antiwar activism. Then the courts said it had gone too far.

Reason

The Battlefields of Cable

How cable TV transformed politics—and how politics transformed cable TV

Reason

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Republicans weren't always anti-climate

There was once a bipartisan consensus that environmental reform is important, but corporate interests took priority

Salon

VIEWPOINT 1: How great was Gerald Ford?

Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew had never gotten along well. It likely didn’t pain the president much to acquiesce in the ousting of his vice president over illegal kickbacks while the president struggled to keep his own job. It was 1973, and Nixon still gave every indication that he wanted…

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Commentary: Before Donald Trump’s indictment, there was Nixon VP Spiro Agnew’s plea in 1973

The news has been full of concerns about the fate of our republic following the indictment of former President Donald Trump. There have been questions about the politicization of criminal laws and the credibility of the judiciary, the polarization of the electorate and threats of violent domestic reaction.

Chicago Tribune

John M. Crisp: How much time should Trump spend in prison? How about four years?

Former president Donald Trump has turned our justice system on its head. If he is convicted of various felonies, the question isn’t whether we should send him to prison, but, rather, how do we avoid doing so and still maintain the integrity of our system?

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Editorial: Unprecedented and trivial? Trump's protestations don't match the historical record

To hear it from Donald Trump and his supporters, his prosecution in New York is an unprecedented abuse of the court system for political ends based on the most trivial of charges. Trump, of course, uses far more colorful language to make that point, but even former Vice President Mike…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Expert: This is what Founders intended

A closer look at American history shows that the indictment of a former president was not unforeseen

Salon

Trump’s indictment is unprecedented, but it would not have surprised the Founding Fathers

Much has been made of the unprecedented nature of the April 4, 2023 arraignment on criminal charges of former President Donald Trump following an indictment brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. But a closer look at American history shows that the indictment of a former president was not unforeseen.

The Conversation

Unlike Trump, the last time the Secret Service escorted a US leader to face criminal charges they kept it a secret

The last time Secret Service agents escorted a US leader to face criminal charges, they kept their mission a secret - even from their own bosses

The Independent UK

Unlike in Trump case, Secret Service kept this one secret

The last time Secret Service agents escorted a U.S. leader to face criminal charges, they kept their mission a secret -- even from their own bosses

The Independent UK

The curious psychology of Richard Nixon

The author of "On Nixon's Madness" on how mental illness fuels racism, anti-Semitism and homophobia

Salon

Don't trust the news media? That's good

Everyone seems to hate what they call “the media.”

The Conversation

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Commentary: 'D,' the new scarlet letter

On a recent episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher," former 10-term Ohio Democratic congressman Tim Ryan, who had recently lost a Senate race to best-selling author, financial executive and Trump acolyte J. D. Vance, expounded on what has become the toxicity of the Democratic brand.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Bunch: Eric Boehlert’s tragic death came as US desperately needs to hear his message

Early in the morning on April 4, Eric Boehlert — a veteran and unrelenting critic of the American news media — hit the button to publish the latest installment of his popular newsletter, Press Run. The piece — headlined “Why is the press rooting against Biden?” — stands out for…

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