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'In the End I Was Right': How a Harvard Historian Helped Reagan Topple Soviet Communism

REVIEW: 'The Man Who Knew Russia: Richard Pipes, Humanist and Cold Warrior' by Jonathan Daly

A Return to Proper History

REVIEW: 'The Mighty Continent: A Candid History of Modern Europe' by Walter A. McDougall

Journalists Find the Real Villain of Chinese Spy Scandal: Racism

Good news: The lab leak theory is no longer racist (or debunked). Bad news: If you don't like China, you're (still) a racist.

Mamdani Chooses Soccer Over America’s Birthday

Radical NYC mayor blocks historic 250th anniversary celebrations on July 4 to accommodate World Cup, a quadrennial tournament characterized by performative trauma

When Trotsky Got the Axe

REVIEW: ‘The Death of Trotsky: The True Story of the Plot to Kill Stalin’s Greatest Enemy’ by Josh Ireland

Coups and Consequences

REVIEW: ‘Kennedy's Coup: A White House Plot, a Saigon Murder, and America's Descent into Vietnam’ by Jack Cheevers

The Hollywood Blacklist Gets Whitewashed

REVIEW: ‘Blacklisted: An American Story’ at the Capital Jewish Museum