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"Why I Just Quit the DSA": A Measured Response
The pro-Israeli "left" is not immune to trafficking in conspiracy theories about outside agitators.
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Brendan Foster
Two Styles of Cold War History
A critical review of "Reds" by Ted Morgan and "The CIA in Guatemala" by Richard H. Immerman
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Brendan Foster
The Ambiguous Men of Christopher Nolan
Misery is compulsory for history-makers.
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Brendan Foster
The New Blood Libel
The ancient origins of the anti-trans groomer panic.
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Brendan Foster
Baba Yaga: The Liner Notes
A new BARGEIST album is now available on Bandcamp
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Brendan Foster
The Phantom of the Celluloid
Recordings as metaphorical ghosts
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Brendan Foster
Book Review: Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America by Cameron McWhirter
A riot’s aftermath.
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Brendan Foster
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