Tag: historical revisionism
John Kennedy Would Not be a Republican Today (1 of 5)
A Rebuttal to Larry Elder’s Fake History President John Kennedy would not be a Republican today. This isn’t a subjective or debatable point. The question is, why do so many people like to tell themselves that he would be? The untimely death of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963, is a unique flashpoint in our…
Revisiting Iran’s Last Shah
New Perspectives on a Contested Legacy In “The Last Shah: America, Iran, and the Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty,” Ray Takeyh offers a meticulously researched and compelling narrative that challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s reign and the tumultuous history of Iran during the mid-20th century. This book stands out for its nuanced…