List: Mythbusting History | Curated by Lester Golden

Jul 16, 2023
33 stories
Mythbusting HistoryFrom WWII to race to the Middle East, mythbusting evidence-based history. How narcissistic nationalism drives mythologized history in America, Russia, Italy, the UK, the Netherlands, Japan, the American South....
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Momentum
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Elwood Watson, Ph.D.
RyanCalvert, The Tulsa Masacre, American Violence and White , Right Wing Denial!Ryan Walters, a far right wing education official and pro-Trump republcianwho currently serves as Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public…
Jul 12, 2023
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Jul 12, 2023
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The Polis
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William Spivey
The White Declaration of IndependenceThe Story Behind The Wilmington Massacre
Jul 8, 2023
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Jul 8, 2023
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Counter Arts
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Bri Michele
The “Most Accomplished Man in Europe” Was a Black ManThe movie “Chevalier” explores the erased life of Joseph Bologne, 18th century France’s most accomplished violinist and composer
Jul 1, 2023
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Jul 1, 2023
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Dan Perry
Putin kills off a fake languageHe may have failed to “de-Nazify” Ukraine, but in Moldova he de-Stalinized
Mar 28, 2023
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Mar 28, 2023
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ScottCDunn
My Belated Book Review — Slave NationSlavery could have been abolished from the beginning.
Dec 13, 2021
Dec 13, 2021
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Extra Newsfeed
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Lester Golden
Is the Trump movie a fascist rerun?Are we living in Weimar America?
Jul 11, 2020
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Jul 11, 2020
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Extra Newsfeed
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Lester Golden
Removing the Stars & Bars and Statues is Just the StartThis story started as a response to Jarrod Davis’ “Why I put away my confederate flags”. The Mississippi legislature’s maskless vote to…
Jul 18, 2020
Jul 18, 2020
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Exploring History
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Lester Golden
WWII Mythologies, East and WestA global conflict distorted locally
Sep 22, 2020
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Sep 22, 2020
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Lessons from History
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Lester Golden
Franco, Unintentional Allied Savior?No, it was this guy you don’t recognize saved the Allies: Richard Sorge
Oct 9, 2020
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Oct 9, 2020
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Lessons from History
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Lester Golden
World War II Mythology TourItaly’s Mythical Mediterraneo and Mandolin War
Nov 14, 2020
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Nov 14, 2020
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Lessons from History
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Lester Golden
WWII Mythology Tour: The NetherlandsThe Common Thread in All Nations’ Mythologized War Stories
Dec 1, 2020
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Dec 1, 2020
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Lessons from History
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Lester Golden
From Suits to ThugsFollow the Money, ’Cause This Movie’s a Rerun
Jan 25, 2021
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Jan 25, 2021
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Lessons from History
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Lester Golden
Mythbusting Tour, Vietnam: A War With No Winner, Part 1What We Didn’t Learn: How Not To Do Empire
Mar 5, 2021
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Mar 5, 2021
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Lessons from History
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Lester Golden
WWII Mythbusting Tour: British ExceptionalismThe Channel Islands and British Mandatory Palestine
Mar 17, 2021
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Mar 17, 2021
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Lester Golden
Voter ID Laws From The Big HouseListen to the Quiet Part Shouted Out Loud
Apr 5, 2021
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Apr 5, 2021
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Exploring History
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Lester Golden
How Not To Do Empire, Part 2Quagmire Building in Vietnam
Apr 12, 2021
Apr 12, 2021
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Lessons from History
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Lester Golden
Islam and Intellectual InfidelsA Social Contract for Islam in Secular States
Apr 23, 2021
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Apr 23, 2021
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Curated Newsletters
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Lester Golden
Our Faithless Founding Fathers+Lincoln“I’m an atheist and thank god for it.” — George Bernard Shaw
May 6, 2021
May 6, 2021
Lester Golden
An Ill-Fitting Suit? Islam vs Secular Government and IndividualismIn part one we saw how Islam’s golden age of open inquiry and science personified by Almohad Spain’s Ibn Tufail and Averroes and the…
May 8, 2021
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May 8, 2021
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Exploring History
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Lester Golden
Emperor MacArthur’s True Legacy: Both Manila & Japan’s War Memory Flattened“On August 30th, General Douglas MacArthur arrived in Tokyo to claim rulership over his new kingdom. This is the story of the occupation…
May 10, 2021
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May 10, 2021
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