Historical / Biographical articles

History is a pretty broad topic, since it covers everything that ever happened before this moment. So don’t be surprised if this section grows as the days go on. As for biography, that’s people. And the amount of people continues to grow, too. Gavin certainly has his work cut out for him (especially if Tom Cruise continues being weird).

• Rise of the Milwaukee Mafia, 1892-1961 (May 16, 2012)
• FBI Files on Mob Figures (Public Record) (May 11, 2012)
• Mafia Book Resource Guide (May 11, 2012)
• Milwaukee Mafia, the Balistrieri Years: 1962-present (May 11, 2012)
• The Mafia and the Cheese Industry, Part One: Grande Cheese (May 11, 2012)
• Madison’s Violent Greenbush Years (1911-1939) (April 27, 2012)
• Blackie Sullivan, the Mafia’s Favorite Punching Bag (April 12, 2012)
• Pipito: Milwaukee’s Last Gangster (March 28, 2012)
• The Mafia and the Cheese Industry, Part Two: Saputo (March 25, 2012)
• Kenosha’s Italian Blood Feud (March 20, 2012)
• A History of Modern Physics for Beginners (February 22, 2012)
• Texas Killing Fields: The True Story (February 14, 2012)
• Empire Strikes First: 2012, A Tilted Axis (December 21, 2011)
• The Case For Socialism? (October 31, 2011)
• Abraham Lincoln: Hypocrite and Dictator (October 9, 2011)
• Noam Chomsky: A Life of Dissent — Addendum (September 20, 2011)
• David Spanbauer, Wisconsin’s Forgotten Serial Killer (August 3, 2011)
• Empire Strikes First: Libya 1986 (July 18, 2011)
• Empire Strikes First: Victor Berger, Forgotten Hero? (June 16, 2011)
• Leo Burt and the New Year’s Eve Gang (June 9, 2011)
• Wenzel Kabat: Murderer, Escape Artist, Statesman (May 31, 2011)
• Jimmy Carter: Man of Peace? (May 2, 2011)
• Above and Below: The Conflict of Finance and Labor (April 26, 2011)
• The Modern Corporation and Private Property (1930s) (April 23, 2011)
• Japanese Pornography and World War II (April 12, 2011)