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  1. afghanistan
    The Fall of Saigon Didn’t End Gerald Ford’s PresidencyEvents in Kabul are bringing back memories of 1975. Will Joe Biden get through his crisis as the 38th president did back then?
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. poltiics
    Will Women Be Required to Register for the Military Draft?After the Supreme Court dodged the question, Congress could move to include women — or abolish registration altogether for the first time since 1940.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. past is prologue
    The Reasons To Not Like IkeAs the new Eisenhower Memorial opens, a more measured examination of the 34th president and his legacy is appropriate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. george floyd protests
    The Origins of the ‘Police Riot’Chicago cops went violently rogue at the 1968 Democratic Convention, and the whole world was watching.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. vision 2020
    Why Bernie Is Not George McGovern and 2020 Isn’t 1972Sanders has a vastly better opportunity to win a general election than McGovern did, but it may require uniting the Democratic Party first.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. jfk
    JFK’s Complicated Legacy on the Anniversary of His AssassinationHis tragically shortened presidency was shrouded by myth and distorted by the family dynasty.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. politics
    We’re Now Paying Off Trump’s Vietnam Draft-Dodger DebtIn his interview with Piers Morgan, Trump appeared to show regret for not having served in Vietnam, but said he’s making up for it now, God help us.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. obits
    Thad Cochran Was a Vestige of a Non-Racist Southern GOPThe late senator was one of the last representatives of a southern Republicanism that pre-dated the region’s racial realignment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. vision 2020
    Mike Gravel, an 88-Year-Old Dark Horse 2020 Candidate Who’s a Hit With the TeensGravel has always been unconventional, going back to his days as a high-profile Senate opponent of the Vietnam War.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. politics
    Democrats Finally Splitting With Republicans on Terrorism-Focused Foreign PolicyDemocrats are abandoning the war in Yemen that Obama supported. The 2020 presidential race could spur a real Democratic foreign policy debate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. what’s past is prologue
    The Ghosts of the ’68 Election Still Haunt Our PoliticsThe “backlash” politics of crime and race, an unpopular war, a divided Democratic Party — they are all still with us.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. john mccain
    John McCain’s Service in Vietnam Was a TragedyOur government put the young McCain in harm’s way — and subjected him to unspeakable suffering — in service of an indefensible cause.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. Last Editor of Weekly Life Magazine DiesA trove of memories — and a chance to say “thank you” — disappeared last week.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  14. homicide
    The Case of the Murdered Presidential Aide Gets WeirderCould his death have come down to a petty neighborhood feud?
    By Nitasha Tiku