scandal

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• SOURCE: MSNBC
  11/3/2022
  

  In "God Forbid" the Falwells Epitomize Christian Hypocrisy

  by Anthea Butler

  The story of the Falwells and the scandal that undid their empire isn't about sexuality, but about the Evangelical compulsion to push back social change and the elevation of power over morality. 

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• SOURCE: CNN
  9/9/2021
  

  "Impeachment" Shows How Different the Clinton Scandal Looks with Women at the Center

  by Nicole Hemmer

  "Monica Lewinsky fits squarely in this retelling of the work and experiences of women in the 1990s, as well as broader efforts to grapple with the influence of the decade on our current political travails."

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• 8/3/2021
  

  New York AG Report: Cuomo Sexually Harassed Multiple Women, Retaliated Against Accuser

  Attorney General Letitia James's report details allegations against the governor by multiple women; Cuomo has rejected calls to resign. 

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• SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
  3/1/2021
  

  The Sex Scandal that Reshaped Congress — and the Warnings for Today

  by Julian Zelizer

  Wilbur Mills's reckless public conduct, culminating in drunkenly hijacking the microphone at a performance by his mistress, an exotic dancer with the stage name of Fanne Foxe, led to reform of the sclerotic seniority system that gave old Southern conservatives a stranglehold on legislation. 

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• SOURCE: New York Daily News
  10/21/2020
  

  Jeffrey Toobin and the M-Word: Let’s be Honest about what Makes this Scandal so Scandalous

  by Jonathan Zimmerman

  Jeffrey Toobin's scandal reflects the weight of the idea of the enlightenment individual and the fear that individuals freed from constraint would fall into corruption. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  8/9/2020
  

  After Falwell Stumbles, His Hometown Sees a Leader in Need of Redemption

  Historians of religion including Grant Wacker, Anthea Butler and John Fea comment on the significance of Jerry Falwell, Jr.'s recent public scandals and the position of Liberty University in the evangelical world. 

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• 11/17/19
  

  The History Briefing on Whistleblowers: Historical Perspective on the Ukraine Scandal

  by Julia Brown

  From Snowden to Deep Throat, whistleblowers have continually altered the course of American history and policy. 

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• SOURCE: Time
  4/18/19
  

  What Was the Biggest Political Scandal in American History? 7 Historians Make Their Picks

  Featuring Heather Cox Richardson, Joanne B. Freeman, Manisha Sinha, Douglas Brinkley, Robert Dallek, Barbara A. Perry, and Julian E. Zelizer.

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• SOURCE: WBUR
  3/22/19
  

  To Understand The History Of Elite College Admissions, Just Follow The Money

  “Rich people have gotten their kids into college for, well, pretty much the history of colleges."

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  3/12/19
  

  Why the College-Admissions Scandal Is So Absurd

  by Alia Wong

  For the parents charged in a new FBI investigation, crime was a cheaper and simpler way to get their kids into elite schools than the typical advantages wealthy applicants receive.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  8-14-18
  

  Trump’s Cabinet is still full of scandals

  by Lindsay M. Chervinsky

  History shows he may regret that.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  5-8-18
  

  Why Trump seems impervious to scandal — for now

  by Thomas Glasbergen

  Lessons from an 18th-century English rogue.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  7-18-17
  

  Buying ‘friends in this Congress’: The smoking gun that triggered a political scandal

  by Robert Mitchell

  It was called the Credit Mobilier scandal and it involved a congressman who went on to be president:  James Garfield. 

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• 8-13-15
  

  Refresher Course: How Bad Was the Corruption in Warren Harding's Administration? This Bad.

  by Rick Shenkman

  Here's why he deserves the bad reputation he earned (and it has nothing to do with his womanizing).

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• SOURCE: Salon
  7-27-14
  

  “You could blackmail LBJ”: The other Nixon scandal behind the Watergate scandal

  by Ken Hughes

  In 1971, Richard Nixon ordered another politically motivated burglary in hopes of saving his reelection.

• SOURCE: BBC News
  2-5-13
  

  Pompeii restorer Annamaria Cavaco accused of fraud

  A former restorer of Pompeii is under house arrest on corruption charges, Italian police have said.Five others, including the ex-special commissioner appointed to deal with the increasing degradation of the historic site, are also under investigation...