Do You Really Want Socialized Medicine?
This article from 1949 examines proposed healthcare legislation—and sounds surprisingly similar to the healthcare debates of today.
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Tag Archives: 1940s
Hollywood and Gangsters
In our Sep/Oct 2012 issue, Lewis Beale reveals why we love our movie gangsters. Read more about famous Hollywood stars portraying the real-life mobsters, then put your knowledge to the test and see where you rank in the trivia underworld with our Gangster Quiz! Mob Love (Lewis Beale, Sep/Oct 2012) The classic toughs of the ... More
Post Perspective on Healthcare
“Just about every American can cite a personal example of the staggering benefits—and equally staggering costs—of today’s medicine. Here’s mine …” writes Frederick Allen in our September/October 2012 issue. But were the staggering costs always there? Is today’s medicine better than it was 50 or even 60 years ago? After reading our archival pieces below, ... More
The Doctor Glares at State Medicine
A witty reflection of the doctors’ views of socialized medicine and healthcare reform in 1944.
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Book Review: A Daughter’s Tale
An intimate memoir from the youngest and only surviving child of Winston Churchill, Mary Soames.
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A Hasty Prediction For the G.I. Bill
It had been in effect just a short time, but Stanley Frank already knew the G.I. Bill was going to be a flop.
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Rockwell Ladies in the 1940s
From glamour girls to charwomen, Rockwell had a way with the ladies in the 1940s. Well, a way of depicting them, anyway.
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Classic Covers: Rockwell Kids of the ’40s
Thinking of taking the plunge? That’s exactly why Director Steven Spielberg keeps this Rockwell painting in his office.
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Rockwell Classics from the 1940s
You’re going to love our version of Classic Rock! These beloved covers are all from the 1940s.
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Cartoons: The 1940s
We’re not sure that the forties were a simpler time, but the “greatest generation” had a great sense of humor!
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A Look Back at Our Attitudes toward Domestic Workers
In 1943—long before The Help—the Post focused on problems with domestic workers.
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Classic Covers: A 1940s Summer
Summer in the 1940s was much like summer seventy years later—only with great Saturday Evening Post covers.
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Classic Covers: The All-American Soldier Willie Gillis
We remember Norman Rockwell’s WWII soldier, Robert Buck, who passed away this week, with warmth and gratitude.
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The Gone-With-The-Wind Sequel That Wasn’t
Did Margaret Mitchell really write a second novel? Did the Post really refuse to print it? And who was this woman who wanted to be New York state’s official executioner?
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Hard Truths: How The Polygraph Saw Americans
When Leonarde Keeler began studying honesty in Americans, he was surprised to learn who lied, who didn’t, and what kept people honest.
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The Eventual Triumph of Duke Ellington
Fortunately, more people listened to his music than to his critics.
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Living With Less In America
Amid all the belt-tightening of his holiday season, take comfort in the fact that you can but more than 4 gallons of gasoline this week.
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