PPMA Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A review of Lippmann’s “The Fifth Colum on the Coast” In “The Fifth Colum on the Coast,” American reporter Walter Lippmann argues in favor of a proactive approach to forestall what he terms an impending danger at the West Coast. He claims that the reluctance by Washington to initiate a program of mass internment of all individuals who are technically enemy aliens is based on assumptions meaning it was not a practical solution (Lippmann). His thesis is that the Fifth Colum problem is n...

Extensive summary on all lectures and mandatory literature. also includes the learning goals and the most important notes from the working groups