Marc JohnsonOct 27, 20157 min readThe Rules Matter…Director Steven Spielberg’s latest offering – Bridge of Spies – works on several levels as his best films tend to. In fact, it may be one...
Marc JohnsonOct 27, 20157 min readThe Rules Matter…Director Steven Spielberg’s latest offering – Bridge of Spies – works on several levels as his best films tend to. In fact, it may be one...
Marc JohnsonJul 23, 20123 min readWhat To Do With LeninUpon hearing of his death in 1924, the true believers reportedly said: “Lenin is dead. Long live Lenin.” So, they embalmed the...
Marc JohnsonFeb 1, 20123 min readGeorge KennanYou can be forgiven if you’ve never heard the name George F. Kennan. If you’re under 50, didn’t fixate, as many of us did, on the daily...
Marc JohnsonJul 28, 20115 min readWhat Goes AroundIt is often said in politics that “what goes around comes around.” This is such a story. In the 1940’s and 1950’s Arthur Dean was a...
Marc JohnsonJul 19, 20113 min readA Little HistoryEdward R. Murrow famously said of Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy that he had not created the fear of Communism that swept the nation...
Marc JohnsonSep 23, 20101 min readHidden in Plain SightThe exhibit – developed by the Museum – premiered earlier this year at Ellis Island in New York, home of the National Memorial to the...
Marc JohnsonFeb 6, 20102 min readHidden in Plain SightA terrific new exhibit focused on the history and culture of American Basques – Hidden in Plain Sight – premiered on the hallowed ground...
Marc JohnsonNov 25, 20091 min readGood News for ThanksgivingBeen wondering if there is any good news in the world? Wonder no more. Just in time for the Thanksgiving dinner comes new evidence – from...