Radical Doctrine
Republican Radical Who Helped Gay Rights
Neil J. Young | Reason | 11th August 2024
On Dorr Legg — Republican and gay rights trailblazer. Moved to LA during its gay boom in the 1940s. Launched ONE Magazine, the first American publication for positive coverage of homosexuality, acquiring more than 5,000 subscribers within a year and a larger covert readership. Successfully fought obscenity charges laid against the magazine, resulting in a landmark Supreme Court ruling in 1958 (4,200 words)
Soviet Sabotage Doctrine
Daniela Richterova | War On The Rocks | 19th August 2024
Putin seems to be following the Cold War playbook for sabotage operations in the West: Disrupt policies not in Moscow’s interests. Generate strife within NATO by playing up French-American, Greek-Turkish, British-German tensions. Target key infrastructure: power plants, pipelines, refineries, rail lines, drinking water reservoirs, nuclear bomb shelters. More might be yet to come (2,900 words)