The Saturday Evening Post

The Saturday Evening Post, America’s oldest magazine, is a bimonthly publication dedicated to celebrating America – past, present and future. The Post delivers an historic perspective on the news that only a publication with its deep roots can provide.

The Saturday Evening Post

HISTORY COMES TO LIFE

Letters

STATUES IN BALANCE • How one Tennessee town found an alternative to tearing down its symbols of the Confederacy by making sure the “Fuller Story” of its history was told

SOAPING MECHANISM • Our pandemic-era focus on handwashing created a boom for artisanal soapmakers

SITTING PRETTY • For some people, finding time for a hobby is a challenge — for others, it’s finding space

SAFE ZONE • Our family’s annual getaway to the beaches of Eastern Long Island was a respite from our father’s cruel rages – and a chance to pretend, if only briefly, that we were an ordinary American family

WALK THIS WAY

BugOff!

SeriouslyGoodFilmandTV • Film critic Bill Newcott offers his entertainment picks for mature audiences

TOP 10 READS • Every month, Amazon staffers sift through hundreds of new books searching for gems. Here’s what Amazon senior editor Al Woodworth chose especially for Post readers this season:

YOU BE THE JUDGE

THE GRID: MONSTER MASH-UP

The Logophile

Break the Code

Ron & Clint Howard • The brothers credit their parents’ guidance and sacrifice with their success both on and off the movie set

Candy Corn Bottles

Pumpkin Pie Minis

Storytelling Apps

Take Your Own Passport Pic

Boat-BnB

TUNING IN AROUND THE WORLD

WHY DO COMPANIES HATE THEIR CUSTOMERS?

A DEATH IN EMERGENCY ROOM NO. 1 • JFK’s final hours

SCIENTOLOGY EXPOSED • In one of the earliest investigations of the new American “religion,” a reporter casts a jaundiced eye on sci-fi author L. Ron Hubbard’s extraordinary claims

PUTTING AMERICA’S FINANCES IN ORDER • A secret gathering of bankers at a secluded island on the coast of Georgia in 1910 laid the foundation for the Federal Reserve Act

THE DISCOVERY OF INSULIN • Until nearly one hundred years ago, a diagnosis of diabetes was a death sentence for most patients

Forever Beatles ! • A rare report captured the Fab Four as they returned from their first American tour as conquering heroes

ROBINSON JACKIE : What Really Happened • In this 1950 report, Branch Rickey’s assistant describes the careful behind-the-scenes planning that led to the integration of baseball — and almost blew the game wide open

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS • A Post reporter introduced a then-little-known AA to a national stage when this article was published in 1941

SAVED BY THE BELT • Today, most people get into cars and buckle up without a second thought. But the road to acceptance was long and rocky. More than a decade before seat belts became mandatory in all new vehicles in 1968, the

EARLIEST COVERAGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE • Decades before the warming of the planet became headline news — and a political hot button — this 1950 report was one of the first articles in the popular press to warn of rising sea levels, melting glaciers, and shifting agricultural zones

A NOVEL IDEA TO HELP THE BLIND • In 1927, when the concept of seeing eye dogs was new, an American dog breeder and philanthropist wrote the following report, helping to arouse popular acceptance of the concept

PEARL I HARBOR FLY FOR VENGEANCE • A pilot who accidentally got caught in the air war above Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, shares his thrilling first-person account

WOMEN DO THE HEAVY LIFTING • Following Pearl Harbor, American women signed up on defense-plant jobs in unexpected...