J. Edgar Hoover

It's Not Funny. No, really!

JFK Assassination Theorists

Dallas Aforethought

Stepin Retchit

Raiding the Past

Inside the American Police

Hall of Fame and Museum: Morbid kitsch and money. Lots of money.

Letters from the Issue of February 22, 2007

"Connolly's a scumbag"

The G-man and the Snitch

Decorated FBI agent John Connolly soon goes on trial for murder in Miami. Too bad he wasn't here when the shots were fired.

News You Can't Use

Everything you didn't know -- and would never have asked -- about the newspaper biz

In Cold Blood

Novelist James Ellroy reshapes America's ugly history in his own image

Revelation 19.63

For nearly four decades the CIA has kept secret the identity of a Miami agent who may have known too much too early about Lee Harvey Oswald

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Eutopia

Panther, Panther Burning Bright

MC5: Gun-toting revolutionaries say the darndest things

He Did a Job on the Mob

During the Forties and Fifties, Mel Richard fought organized crime's incursion into Miami Beach. He's still crusading.

Winged Victory

During the Forties and Fifties, Mel Richard fought organized crime's incursion into Miami Beach. He's still crusading.

The Fidel Fixation

Exactly 36 years ago the Central Intelligence Agency blew it at the Bay of Pigs. For an encore it created the biggest commando operation in U.S. history -- right here in South Florida. It's time for a sentimental tour.

Waiting for a Shot at the Big Show

In the world of waiters, landing a gig at Joe's Stone Crab is like getting drafted by the Marlins, only better

Blue Jean

In the world of waiters, landing a gig at Joe's Stone Crab is like getting drafted by the Marlins, only better

Swelter

In the world of waiters, landing a gig at Joe's Stone Crab is like getting drafted by the Marlins, only better

When the Beach was Hot

Eisenhower was president, shark-finned Cadillacs ruled the highways, and Miami Beach was the nightlife capital of the Western Hemisphere

Little Tramp Lives

Eisenhower was president, shark-finned Cadillacs ruled the highways, and Miami Beach was the nightlife capital of the Western Hemisphere

Public Enemies: Mann on the Run

The life and crimes of John Dillinger in this fast and furious film.

Peace, Love, and Terror

The investigation into a cop killing in the '70s leads to a law professor who helped launch Barack Obama's political career.

Is Indian Creek Island too expensive for Don Shula?

The investigation into a cop killing in the '70s leads to a law professor who helped launch Barack Obama's political career.

Gambling back in Miami Beach?

The investigation into a cop killing in the '70s leads to a law professor who helped launch Barack Obama's political career.

Hereafter: Death by Eastwood

The investigation into a cop killing in the '70s leads to a law professor who helped launch Barack Obama's political career.

ACLU Chief Howard Simon Recalls MLK and Bloody Sunday

Photo by Jacob KatelHoward Simon​American Civil Liberties executive director Howard Simon took part in the last century's most significant freedom march with Dr. Martin Luther King. Then he was part of lawsuits that indicated our own government might have played a role in one of the civil rights m ... More >>

Pinko Dramedy

Photo by Jacob KatelHoward Simon​American Civil Liberties executive director Howard Simon took part in the last century's most significant freedom march with Dr. Martin Luther King. Then he was part of lawsuits that indicated our own government might have played a role in one of the civil rights m ... More >>

J. Edgar: Clint Eastwood's inspired take on a 20th-century giant

Photo by Jacob KatelHoward Simon​American Civil Liberties executive director Howard Simon took part in the last century's most significant freedom march with Dr. Martin Luther King. Then he was part of lawsuits that indicated our own government might have played a role in one of the civil rights m ... More >>