Frank Hanighen
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Frank Cleary Hanighen was an American
journalist
.
. He worked as a foreign correspondent
in Europe
for The New York Post and The Philadelphia Record
. He then worked as a Washington, D.C.
correspondent for Common Sense
. He later worked as an editorial assistant for Dodd, Mead and Company
. He also wrote a column for The Freeman
.
In 1944, he was a founding editor of Human Events
, together with Felix Morley
and William Henry Chamberlin
.
He was involved in America First Committee
, favoring isolationism
during World War II
.
United States
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journalist
Journalist
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Biography
Frank Hanighen graduated from Harvard CollegeHarvard College
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. He worked as a foreign correspondent
Foreign correspondent
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in Europe
Europe
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for The New York Post and The Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record was a daily newspaper published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1877 until 1947. The Record was founded in 1877 as a one-cent daily newspaper...
. He then worked as a Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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correspondent for Common Sense
Common Sense (magazine)
Common Sense was a political magazine named after the pamphlet by Thomas Paine and published in the United States between 1932 and 1946 .Positioned to the left of liberalism but critical of Communism, with its contributors often being democratic socialists of one kind or another, Common Sense was...
. He later worked as an editorial assistant for Dodd, Mead and Company
Dodd, Mead and Company
Dodd, Mead and Company was one of the pioneer publishing houses of the United States, based in New York City. Under several names, the firm operated from 1839 until 1990. Its history properly began in 1870, with the retirement of its founder, Moses Woodruff Dodd. Control passed to his son Frank...
. He also wrote a column for The Freeman
The Freeman
The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty is one of the oldest and most respected libertarian journals in the United States. It is published by the Foundation for Economic Education . It started as a digest sized monthly study journal; it currently appears 10 times per year and is a larger-sized magazine. FEE...
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In 1944, he was a founding editor of Human Events
Human Events
Human Events is a weekly American conservative magazine. It takes its name from the first sentence of the United States Declaration of Independence...
, together with Felix Morley
Felix Morley
Felix Muskett Morley was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist from the United States.-Biography:Morley was born in Haverford, Pennsylvania, his father being the mathematician Frank Morley. Like his brothers, Christopher and Frank, Felix was educated at Haverford College and enjoyed a Rhodes...
and William Henry Chamberlin
William Henry Chamberlin
William Henry Chamberlin was an American historian and journalist. He was the author of several books about the Cold War, Communism and US foreign policy, the most famous of which was The Russian Revolution 1917-1921...
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He was involved in America First Committee
America First Committee
The America First Committee was the foremost non-interventionist pressure group against the American entry into World War II. Peaking at 800,000 members, it was likely the largest anti-war organization in American history. Started in 1940, it became defunct after the attack on Pearl Harbor in...
, favoring isolationism
Isolationism
Isolationism is the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to its own advancement and remain at peace by...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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