Vietnam war
This week in history: Indictments for conspiracy against draft laws
January 4, 2018It was the height of the Vietnam War and resistance to the war and the draft was widespread.
Read moreBurns and Novick’s PBS series “The Vietnam War”: Cautionary viewing advised
October 2, 2017As a human story, it’s hard not to have sympathy for the majority of the people in this documentary, regardless of ideology.
Read moreThis week in history: National POW/MIA Recognition Day
September 13, 2017National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday in September, this year Sept. 15. It is supposed to honor those who were prisoners of war and those who might still be missing in action.
Read moreOne boxer remembers Ali
June 10, 2016Muhammad Ali, who lived from January 17, 1942 to June 3, 2016, may not have been the best boxer to ever live, but he may have been the greatest human to have boxed.
Read moreFifty years out of college and finally (almost) normal
May 17, 2016Over the weekend of June 2-5 I'll be attending my Yale Class of 1966 50th reunion in New Haven, Conn.
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