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“Mr. Taxpayer versus Mr. Tax Spender”
During the Great Depression, the proliferation of local taxpayers’ associations was dramatic and unprecedented. The justly concerned members of these organizations examined the operations of state, city, and county governments, then…
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“Mr. Taxpayer versus Mr. Tax Spender”
During the Great Depression, the proliferation of local taxpayers’ associations was dramatic and unprecedented. The justly concerned members of these organizations examined the operations of state, city, and county governments, then…
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1980
1980 was a turning point in American history. When the year began, it was still very much the 1970s, with Jimmy Carter in the White House, a sluggish economy…
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A Brick and a Bible
Uncovering the social revolution led by Black women in the heartland In this first study of Black radicalism in midwestern cities before the civil rights movement, Melissa Ford connects…
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A Conspiratorial Life
The first full-scale biography of Robert Welch, who founded the John Birch Society and planted some of modern conservatism’s most insidious seeds. Though you may not know his name,…
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A Cultural Arsenal for Democracy
“Does it seem strange to think of a museum as a weapon in national defense?” asked John Hay Whitney, president of the Museum of Modern Art, in June 1941. As…
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A Cultural Arsenal for Democracy
“Does it seem strange to think of a museum as a weapon in national defense?” asked John Hay Whitney, president of the Museum of Modern Art, in June 1941. As…
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