Allen McDuffeeinTimelineHow 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 read·Dec 7, 2017--1--1
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineJimmy 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 center6 min read·Nov 21, 2017--4--4
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineShady funds through foreign powers, digging up dirt, and an election won: the Nixon playbookHis re-election committee was known as CREEP, and he feels too relevant5 min read·Nov 16, 2017--2--2
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineWhen the U.S. government organized segregated trips for Gold Star mothers, black women protestedAfter World War I, the problematic program was implemented5 min read·Oct 31, 2017--1--1
Allen McDuffeeAppearing Presidential With The New Republic’s Alex Shephard and Author Jeremi SuriDonald Trump isn’t sure if he wants to be presidential, but what’s “presidential,” anyway?1 min read·Oct 30, 2017----
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineForget Twitter wars, Andrew Jackson challenged more than 100 men to duels (but only killed one)The seventh president was, um, excitable7 min read·Oct 18, 2017--5--5
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineWhen a rich white man was murdered in front of the Princeton Club, gun control came to New YorkPermits for handguns go back more than 100 years there5 min read·Oct 9, 2017--3--3
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineWhen 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 read·Sep 29, 2017--2--2
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineIn 1968, North Korea captured a U.S. war ship and tortured the 82 sailors on boardThe USS Pueblo is still being held in Pyongyang7 min read·Sep 26, 2017--2--2
Allen McDuffeeinTimelineThis diamond gift to Benjamin Franklin is the reason Donald Trump can’t profit from the presidencyThe emolument clause in the Constitution goes back to the 1700s5 min read·Sep 22, 2017----