Street-Fighting Men
Gerard DeGroot takes a critical view of the student protests in Europe and the US in 1968, and the subsequent tendency of the Left to view the events of forty years ago through rose-tinted shades.
Gerard DeGroot
The Dark Side of the Moon Race
John F. Kennedy’s commitment to put a man on the Moon in the 1960s is remembered as a utopian vision. In reality, it was a purely political project that he soon came to regret.
The Afterlife of a Nuclear Test Site
Gerard DeGroot investigates the effects of the ‘peace dividend’ on the Nevada desert.
Reagan's Rise
Gerard de Groot argues that exploitation of silent majority fears about 60s student protest is the key to understanding Ronald Reagan's rise to prominence in Californian politics.
People's Park, Berkeley
The history of the controversy over People's Park in Berkeley CA is discussed. The 1960s saw the beginnings of the health consciousness movement - natural food, exercise, relaxation.