Commentary This isn’t a film review. I haven’t yet had the opportunity to see “Oppenheimer.” Although I look forward to it, both because I’m a fan of its director Christopher Nolan and because of the importance of the topic. The blockbuster movie is a biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist who is considered…

Timepieces that have appeared on the wrists—or in the pockets—of the commander in chief throughout the centuries tell us a lot about their sartorial style and character. George Washington Jean-Antoine Lépine Pocket Watch (Courtesy of National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors) In November 1778, Gouverneur Morris asked George Washington if he could get him…

More than 99 percent of the classified documents surrounding the 1963 assassination of the late President John F. Kennedy have been publicly released following the conclusion of a National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) review, according to the White House. Sharing the news at a June 30 press briefing, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre…

The U.S. government has released more than 13,000 files relating to the assassination of late President John F. Kennedy (JFK), including versions of documents that were previously released but with more words unredacted. The U.S. National Archives on Dec. 15 released 13,173 files online, under the direction of President Joe Biden. The files include an…

Commentary North Americans of my generation inherited a world of relative peace and opportunity. We received our good fortune through the toil, courage, and sacrifice of ancestors, grandparents, and parents who worked and served through centuries of pioneer settlement, World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II. Despite a lingering Cold War with…

There are many things we don’t understand and may never know about the Vietnam War. One of those things that we will definitely never know for certain is whether John F. Kennedy Jr. would have continued the war had he been re-elected. In Marc J. Selverstone’s upcoming book, “The Kennedy Withdrawal: Camelot and the American…

A Catholic advocacy group recently launched a $1 million ad campaign with the aim of pressuring President Joe Biden into taking action against violence and attacks against churches and pro-life pregnancy centers. The 30-second ad compares Biden to America’s first Catholic President, John F. Kennedy, and how the two leaders have reacted differently to “Churches…

A Catholic advocacy group recently initiated a $1 million ad campaign with the goal of pressuring President Joe Biden into taking action following dozens of attacks against churches and pro-life pregnancy centers. The 30-second ad compares Biden to America’s first Catholic president, John F. Kennedy, who condemned arson attacks on black churches in the 1960s,…

Australian prime minister and deputy prime minister have met the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, with climate change and Indigenous issues being discussed. Kennedy, 64, is the daughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and has served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan between 2013 and 2017 under former President Barack Obama. She was…

Australian prime minister and deputy prime minister have met the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, with climate change and Indigenous issues being discussed. Kennedy, 64, is the daughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and has served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan between 2013 and 2017 under former President Barack Obama. She was…