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How secret talks between the U.S. and China led to “the week that changed the world.”

Even before China became a military superpower, Nixon knew isolation was dangerous.

6 min readDec 7, 2017

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How secret talks between the U.S. and China led to “the week that changed the world.”

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Jimmy Carter once sent launch codes to the cleaner, and other scary tales of the ‘nuclear football’

Getting to know the president’s mobile missile command center

6 min readNov 21, 2017

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Jimmy Carter once sent launch codes to the cleaner, and other scary tales of the ‘nuclear football’

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Shady funds through foreign powers, digging up dirt, and an election won: the Nixon playbook

His re-election committee was known as CREEP, and he feels too relevant

5 min readNov 16, 2017

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Shady funds through foreign powers, digging up dirt, and an election won: the Nixon playbook

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When the U.S. government organized segregated trips for Gold Star mothers, black women protested

After World War I, the problematic program was implemented

5 min readOct 31, 2017

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When the U.S. government organized segregated trips for Gold Star mothers, black women protested

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Appearing Presidential With The New Republic’s Alex Shephard and Author Jeremi Suri

Donald Trump isn’t sure if he wants to be presidential, but what’s “presidential,” anyway?

1 min readOct 30, 2017

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Appearing Presidential With The New Republic’s Alex Shephard and Author Jeremi Suri

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Forget Twitter wars, Andrew Jackson challenged more than 100 men to duels (but only killed one)

The seventh president was, um, excitable

7 min readOct 18, 2017

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Forget Twitter wars, Andrew Jackson challenged more than 100 men to duels (but only killed one)

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When a rich white man was murdered in front of the Princeton Club, gun control came to New York

Permits for handguns go back more than 100 years there

5 min readOct 9, 2017

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When a rich white man was murdered in front of the Princeton Club, gun control came to New York

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When Arthur Ashe fought to play tennis in apartheid South Africa, he faced bitter criticism

‘Athletes, especially black athletes, must use every resource at their command to right things that are wrong’

6 min readSep 29, 2017

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When Arthur Ashe fought to play tennis in apartheid South Africa, he faced bitter criticism

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In 1968, North Korea captured a U.S. war ship and tortured the 82 sailors on board

The USS Pueblo is still being held in Pyongyang

7 min readSep 26, 2017

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In 1968, North Korea captured a U.S. war ship and tortured the 82 sailors on board

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This diamond gift to Benjamin Franklin is the reason Donald Trump can’t profit from the presidency

The emolument clause in the Constitution goes back to the 1700s

5 min readSep 22, 2017

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This diamond gift to Benjamin Franklin is the reason Donald Trump can’t profit from the presidency

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Allen McDuffee

Allen McDuffee

Journalist. Blogger. Podcaster. Former: @TheAtlantic, @WIRED, @WashingtonPost. Expect politics, national security, tennis and beer.

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