Did Robert McNamara know Vietnam was unwinnable?
A new biography asks the same question – and looks into a potential affair with Jackie
John f. kennedy
Tuesday
Friday
The time I danced with Lyndon B. Johnson
At the time President Kennedy was still in office for a few short months with the terrible ending to his story as yet unknown
Monday
Was JFK any ‘good’ as a president?
On the sixtieth anniversary of his assassination, that may be a difficult question to answer
Sunday
John F. Kennedy’s trip worth remembering
His 1963 visit to Germany, Ireland and the UK spawned some of his most memorable and impactful moments
Wednesday
When the moon brought America together
For me, it all mattered. I saw something unfold, and I felt like a part of it
Wednesday
How the British helped JFK navigate the Cuban Missile Crisis
The special relationship blossomed during a dangerous time
Monday
The Cuban Missile Crisis has become a cultural touchstone
Sixty years later, it’s still the closest we’ve ever come to nuclear war
Tuesday
How Catholics became the new WASPs
Once discriminated against, they’re now our best chance of upholding American ideals
Sunday
The unsolved mystery of Marilyn Monroe
Who was she? Films like Blonde cast us into a hall of mirrors
Wednesday
Joe Biden is no Jack Kennedy
JFK caused Russia to blink over Cuba, while Biden gave everything away from the start
Saturday
American celebrity culture has become exhausting
There are simply too many stars demanding our attention
Friday
Richard Nixon took the high road in 1960. Donald Trump should now
The striking similarities between the elections of 1960 and 2020
Wednesday
The Democrats have learned nothing in four years
Democrats assassinate JFK’s memory
Monday
Why men don’t read books anymore
Lockdown has been more illustrative of the gender gap in reading than any event I can remember
Friday
The audacity of verse
The Music of Time: Poetry in the Twentieth Century by John Burnside reviewed
Thursday
How the myth of JFK tortured the Democratic Party for 55 years
Decades after Dallas, the Dems keep drinking from the poisoned Kennedy chalice
Tuesday
Encounters with eight presidents
Peregrine Worsthorne, the hugely distinguished British journalist, has died aged 96. He was a wonderful man and a brilliant columnist, who once described his job as ‘the articulation of an intelligent, well thought out, coherent set of prejudices’. He also worked as Washington correspondent for The Times of London and the Daily Telegraph. In 2014, … Read more
