Spotting domestic terrorists before it’s too late
The Biden administration recently promoted a new program designed to identify domestic terrorists. I wonder if a program like this …
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The top 3 books about Patty Hearst and the SLA (+ 2 documentaries)
The Patty Hearst kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army was definitely one of the most bizarre events of the 1970s. …
Sometimes it seems so little has changed
It makes sense that Camilla Hall’s letters to her parents became more political in 1968, one of the most tense …
Radical moves gain attention
I’m excited to watch this movie about the trial that resulted from the 1968 protests at the Democratic National Convention. …
Don’t dismiss female revolutionaries
Female terrorists have generally been thought of as only going along because someone (a man) has lured them in. But …
Some historical context for political kidnappings
I’ve been following the bizarre story that broke yesterday (October 8) about the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen …
45 years ago today: Patty Hearst is arrested
Photo: Federal Bureau of investigation Forty-five years ago today, law enforcement officials arrested Patty Hearst, putting an end to the …
Words out in the world (sort of)
Ah, progress. I reached a milestone this week when I finished a decent draft of the first two parts of …
45 years ago today: SLA kidnaps Patty Hearst
February 4, 1974: The Symbionese Liberation Army, a group of eight, acts on a plan they’ve had for months: to …
More than a fondness for plants and cats
This short description of Camilla Hall appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on May 18, 1974 — the day after …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 