Love and Democracy: A Troubled Romance
Can our need for love and liberty live together?... More
About: Jeff Nilsson
Jeff Nilsson is the director of Post archives and a website editor. He is a specialist in American History, with graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin, University of New Mexico, and Eastern Michigan University. He writes our website's weekly Retrospective feature, and is directing the program of digitally converting the magazine's 190 years of issues.
Posts by Jeff Nilsson:
Norman Rockwell and American Idealist Art
Will the artist remain influential to future generations?... More
Poetry by Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker published poems in the Saturday Evening Post. And we have proof.... More
Short Stories by J. D. Salinger
"Juanita, she's always dragging me to a million movies, and we see these here shows all about war and stuff. You see a lot of... More
The Eagle That Never Flew
What is the greater challenge to our economy: the ambition of government programs or the cupidity of powerful corporations?... More
The Controversial Hero
Any American who sparks such extreme opinion must represent something deep and valuable in the national character.... More
The End of Devil Hawker
To celebrate Sherlock Holmes' return to the big screen, we present a classic Post short story written by his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.... More
84 Days of Ben Franklin
What do you give a scientist-statesman-patriot-publisher for his 204th birthday? The Saturday Evening Post decided that what he'd want most is his own Twitter account. ... More
The Dangerous Doctor King
The national holiday on January 18 honors the man the FBI considered "the most dangerous and effective Negro leader in the country." ... More
The Designated Hitter Debate
The debate rages on—at least at the editorial offices of the Saturday Evening Post. We offer our experts' views on the Designated Hitter Rule.... More
The History of Baseball’s Designated Hitter Rule: Or, The Decline and Fall of Western Civilization?
Just how important is a change in the rules of baseball? Can you alter a tradition without ruining what you were trying to preserve? ... More
A Poem for the Passing of 2009
Here, from a century ago, is the Post's review of the passing year in six "cantos" and an "ode."... More
Commutation: $9.17
In the business stories he wrote for the Post, Sinclair Lewis satirized the short-sighted, self-serving pomposity within American business. ... More
How to Raise Your Circulation by 62500% in Five Years
The Post's circulation grew from 1,600 to 1 million between 1898 and 1903. The secret of its success was a dynamic editor, hard work, imagination,... More
Who Will Shape the New Decade?
Here we are, standing at history's curbside, watching a brand-new decade pulling up to us. At such moments, we naturally wonder where we'll go with... More
A 19th Century Christmas Sampler
Unable to share the holidays with your great-great-grandparents this year? Here, we offer you some excerpts from older issues that will keep you up to date... More
The Photographer and the Spy
It was one of those famous American trials that takes on far more significance than the facts in the case. ... More
