#90 – The Novikov Telegram.

#90 – The Novikov Telegram.

Aug 17, 2018 | Latest, Podcast, Premium, Recent | 0 comments

* The last, and certainly most conspicuous, of the four events that transformed the political culture of Washington in 1946 was a speech given in early March by Winston Churchill at Westminster College in Truman’s home state of Missouri. * Like Stalin’s...
#89 – The “Long Telegram”

#89 – The “Long Telegram”

Aug 8, 2018 | Latest, Podcast, Premium, Recent | 0 comments

* Stalin’s speech in February 1946 wasn’t a declaration of war. * It wasn’t anything that couldn’t have been said in the past. * He issued no direct threats toward the United States, and emphasized above all else the security of the Soviet state and the communist...