I was there in ’68. I’m there again this week. And there are some crucial differences.
1968 Democratic National Convention
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Biden’s Gaza Policy Could Create a Replay of Chicago ’68
Unconditional aid to Israel could prompt a clash of demonstrators and cops at this summer’s convention, boosting Trump’s prospects.
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Returning to the Scene of the Great Police Riot
The Democrats will convention in Chicago next year, and it’s not clear that they’ll get a warm welcome from the cops.
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Retrying the Chicago Seven
Sorkin’s film plays fast and loose with characters and facts, but he got one thing right.
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Unconventional: The Republicans, Day Three
Chicago, 1968; pandemic, Kenosha, and the hurricane, 2020
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One More Chicago ’68 Story!
In which our columnist remembers his interaction with the police
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National Police Union Mum on Brutality Concerns
The Fraternal Order of Police, the country’s largest and most powerful police union, has had little to say about recent cases of police brutality or white supremacist violence.
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Not Chicago 1968, but Berlin 1932
If left leaning activists are serious about their characterization of Trump as a fascist, then they better get serious about the problem of unity.
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A Tale of Two Conventions and One Electoral College
This is a revolutionary year, but revolutions fail more often than they succeed.