Person: William McKinley

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columnists

Kyran Fitzgerald: History suggests pandemic misery prompts New Deal economic thinking

Global plagues and slumps leave human misery in their wake, but can also lead to major economic reforms, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

general

Great insults are rare gems in politics today

world

This will be oldest presidential race in US history

spotlight

JFK: Why his death would never have happened today

spotlight

The conspiracy: Is JFK dead? Yes, he was shot in Dallas

general

We’ve taken over the world

Unlucky for some?

Superstitious about the number 13? You’re not alone, writes John Daly.

Thu, 27 Dec, 2012

O’bama earns the apostrophe, but green tie was for Chicago. Full stop

WHEN President Barack Obama met the press on Tuesday morning to discuss his budget proposals, he was sporting a green tie to mark St Patrick’s Day. “Green tie, not bad, huh?” he began.

Sat, 21 Mar, 2009

JFK was great for Irish-America, but his political legacy is debatable

MOST people who are old enough remember where they were this day 40 years ago. I was heading for Des Moines, Iowa, when a couple of women got on the bus.

Sat, 22 Nov, 2003