Nixon’s final years as president sucked for Nixon. As the Watergate scandal intensified, the president can hardly be blamed for having reached for a drink. But apparently, the situation was so bad that when Nixon fell victim to growing bouts of insomnia and fits of drunken rage, some Washington insiders started taking bets on when […]
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The general stood on the battlefield before his army. He was draped in lion skin with a club in hand. Under a beaming sun touched by the shadows of his 100 thousand men, enemy troops could be forgiven for mistaking him as Hercules incarnate. His men outnumbered 3 to 1 — the general, already celebrated in song as a six-time Olympic…
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I’m selfishly writing this article for the benefit of my parents. My parents live in Sioux Falls, South…
Americans have spent the last 18 months wondering about Russian influence in the 2016 presidential…