This is the grave of Harry Truman. We don't really need a regular bio of Truman. It would take too long anyway. So let me make just a few points here on issues I'd like to address a bit. First, I'd like to address Truman's...
Harry Truman
Just wanted to quickly build on Farley's post from earlier today. It's the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bomb and that deserves more play, though as anniversaries move from beyond.
Not that Matt Stoller's clownshow of a hot take in ranking American presidents deserves 2 posts, but I have to laugh at the love of Harry Truman. It should be.
As Trump and Clinton are about to pick their VP candidates, it's worth remembering that it basically doesn't matter in terms of the election. It gives the chatterers something to talk about. Political junkies love it, but ultimately, it barely matters. If you pick someone...
On April 8, 1952, President Harry Truman nationalized the steel industry in order to forestall a strike scheduled the next day that would have shut down steel production during the.