Articles & Posts by Jeff Nilsson
Bill W’s Last Drink
Few articles in the Post had the impact of “Alcoholics Anonymous," which prompted 6,000 letters to the Post editors and sparked national interest in the program.
December 10, 2011 | Read more »
What We Knew Before Pearl Harbor
The attack was a surprise; the war wasn’t.
December 3, 2011 | Read more »
The Surprising and Familiar Mark Twain
A contemporary's account in the Post describes the author as we know him as well as his less pleasant side.
November 26, 2011 | Read more »
A Look Back at Our Attitudes toward Domestic Workers
In 1943—long before The Help—the Post focused on problems with domestic workers.
November 19, 2011 | Read more »
The Forgotten Heroes of Korea
In 1952, James Michener told Post readers about America's heroes in an unpopular war.
November 12, 2011 | Read more »
America’s Early Effort to Honor Its Veterans
In 1918, the Post reported on one of the first government programs to help veterans resume their civilian life and careers.
November 5, 2011 | Read more »
Taxing the Wealthy: The Continuing Controversy
Editorials from 1913 and 1935 show how the Post changed its mind about higher taxes for the wealthy.
October 29, 2011 | Read more »
Broadsides and Suicides: How War Changed During Three Days
As two Post articles from 1945 explain, World War II saw the end of the age of the battleship and the beginning of the age of the suicide bomber.
October 25, 2011 | Read more »
Hope or Hype? The Post Critiques Carnegie’s Bestseller
In its first year of publication How To Win Friends and Influence People made nearly half a million friends. The Post author of "He Sells Hope" wasn't one of them.
October 15, 2011 | Read more »
The Cowboy and the Columnist, or Joan Didion ♥ John Wayne
Back when she was a regular Post contributor, author Joan Didion had a chance to meet one of her childhood heroes. The result was "John Wayne, A Long Song," which we excerpt today.
October 8, 2011 | Read more »
