Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump’s Modern Day Lavender Scare

Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump’s Modern Day Lavender Scare

Something that pops into my head a lot (besides the Mentos jingle) is the phrase, “It was a kinder, gentler time.” It’s what my grandparents said when I interviewed them for an undergrad history class project. They were talking about the 1950s.  My grandparents, both of whom are no longer living, were white and upper-middle class. They were the kind of people for whom the 1950s were ideal. As much as I loved them, to think of the ‘50s as kind an…