Richard Kreitner

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Richard Kreitner is a contributing writer and the author of Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America's Imperfect Union. His writings are at richardkreitner.com.

‘Gross Cruelty and Fraud’ in the Gulf of Tonkin: A Brief History

‘Gross Cruelty and Fraud’ in the Gulf of Tonkin: A Brief History ‘Gross Cruelty and Fraud’ in the Gulf of Tonkin: A Brief History

The quagmire of the Vietnam War was built on a “queasy foundation of fact and myth.”

Jul 31, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

Great War: The Insane and Familiar ‘War Madness’ of 1914

Great War: The Insane and Familiar ‘War Madness’ of 1914 Great War: The Insane and Familiar ‘War Madness’ of 1914

"About nothing does the mob forget so quickly as about war."

Jul 28, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner

Bastille Day, Individualism and the Concept of Progress—in 1939

Bastille Day, Individualism and the Concept of Progress—in 1939 Bastille Day, Individualism and the Concept of Progress—in 1939

Reflections on the meaning of the French Revolution in the shadow of Adolf Hitler.

Jul 14, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner

Sherwood Anderson Has Some Notes on Ohio to Share with LeBron James

Sherwood Anderson Has Some Notes on Ohio to Share with LeBron James Sherwood Anderson Has Some Notes on Ohio to Share with LeBron James

“Have you a city that smells worse than Akron?”

Jul 11, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner

The Shocking Ways We Talked About Birth Control in 1932

The Shocking Ways We Talked About Birth Control in 1932 The Shocking Ways We Talked About Birth Control in 1932

Margaret Sanger and Charlotte Perkins Gilman and John Dewey, oh my!

Jul 10, 2014 / Richard Kreitner

‘The Nation’ Welcomes Canada Into Existence… With a Shrug

‘The Nation’ Welcomes Canada Into Existence… With a Shrug ‘The Nation’ Welcomes Canada Into Existence… With a Shrug

The politicians were happy, if nobody else.

Jul 1, 2014 / Richard Kreitner

We Denounced the Israel Lobby Back in 1976

We Denounced the Israel Lobby Back in 1976 We Denounced the Israel Lobby Back in 1976

Early warnings of an American policy in thrall to the Israeli right.

Jul 1, 2014 / Richard Kreitner

Great War: The Immediate Response to Franz Ferdinand’s Assassination, 100 Years Ago Today

Great War: The Immediate Response to Franz Ferdinand’s Assassination, 100 Years Ago Today Great War: The Immediate Response to Franz Ferdinand’s Assassination, 100 Years Ago Today

The Nation’s predictive capacities were pretty mixed.

Jun 28, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner

Supreme Court Kills the Old Robocop Dream

Supreme Court Kills the Old Robocop Dream Supreme Court Kills the Old Robocop Dream

The justices didn’t quote Christian Parenti, but they should have.

Jun 25, 2014 / Richard Kreitner

Dick Cheney Goes All Teddy Roosevelt on Obama and Iraq

Dick Cheney Goes All Teddy Roosevelt on Obama and Iraq Dick Cheney Goes All Teddy Roosevelt on Obama and Iraq

There is a model for Dick Cheney’s belief that when it comes to being greeted as liberators, second time’s a charm.

Jun 18, 2014 / Richard Kreitner

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