Chicago Tribune, “Political violence is ‘as American as cherry pie'”
byAbraham Lincoln was assassinated by a political opponent. President William McKinley died in 1901 at the hands of an anarchist; another anarchist fired at…
propaganda by the deed
Los Angeles Times, “‘Dawson City: Frozen Time’ details the astonishing discovery of a treasure-trove of forgotten film”
byThough it’s so subtly interwoven you might not immediately notice it, one of “Dawson City’s” narrative threads is a gloss on the nature of…
KALW San Francisco, “Almanac – Friday 6/2/17”
by1919 – Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities. Continue Reading
Last Week Tonight on HBO, “Stupid Watergate”
byWait, no politician has been treated worse? Abraham Lincoln was shot by an actor, William McKinley was shot by an anarchist, JFK was of…
Observer-Reporter (PA), “Pay or Die: A story of the Black Hand – Chapter 3: Daggers and Dynamite”
byPopulation in the Mon Valley had soared with the arrival of immigrant labor, and so did crime. Anarchists took the blame for some of…
The Washington Post, “Daylight saving time is just one way standardized time zones oppress you”
byIn 1894, Martial Bourdin, a 26-year-old French anarchist, died in London after a homemade bomb he was carrying exploded in his hands. Police speculated…
Miami Herald, ” He took a shot at a president-elect, and could have changed history”
byOn the night of Feb. 15, FDR’s life or death rested on the aim of Zangara, an Italian immigrant, an unemployed bricklayer and self-described…
Tribune Chronicle (Ohio), “McKinley’s birthday celebrated”
byMcKinley’s life came full-circle in Ohio, when, shortly after starting his second term, an anarchist from Cleveland shot and killed him as McKinley shook…
WIVB 4 (Buffalo), “Presidential Inauguration history in WNY”
byThe tragic fall of one President led to the rise of another. President William McKinley visited the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo in September, 1901….
New York Daily News, “How a deadly terrorist attack on Wall Street in 1920 still echoes today “
byThe Wall Street attack — which was, in effect, a prototype for thousands of car bombs to come around the world — remains officially…