Frank Cleary Hanighen (1899 – January 10, 1964) was an American

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.Martin H. Folly, Niall A. Palmer, ''Historical dictionary of US diplomacy from World War I through World War II'',

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, 2010 p. 14

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Biography

Frank Hanighen graduated from

Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher ...

.Niels Bjerre-Poulsen, ''Right face: organizing the American conservative movement 1945-65'', Museum Tusculanum Press, 2002, p. 8

/ref> He worked as a

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for ''

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'' and ''

The Philadelphia Record ''The Philadelphia Record'' was a daily newspaper published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1877 until 1947. It became among the most circulated papers in the city and was at some points the circulation leader. History ''The Public Record'' ...

''. He then worked as a Washington, D.C. correspondent for ''

Common Sense ''Common Sense'' is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine collected various moral and political arg ...

''. He later worked as an editorial assistant for Dodd, Mead and Company. He also wrote a column for ''

The Freeman ''The Freeman'' (formerly published as ''The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty'' or ''Ideas on Liberty'') was an American libertarian magazine, formerly published by the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). It was founded in 1950 by John Chamberla ...

''. In 1944, he was a founding editor of ''

Human Events ''Human Events'' is an American conservative political news and analysis website. Founded in 1944 as a print newspaper, ''Human Events'' became a digital-only publication in 2013. ''Human Events'' takes its name from the first sentence of the U ...

'', together with

Felix Morley Felix Muskett Morley (January 6, 1894 – March 13, 1982) was a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and college administrator from the United States. Biography Morley was born in Haverford, Pennsylvania, his f ...

and William Henry Chamberlin.Linda Bridges, John R. Coyne, ''Strictly Right: William F. Buckley, Jr. and the American conservative movement'', John Wiley and Sons, 2007, pp. 28-2

/ref> He was involved in

America First Committee The America First Committee (AFC) was the foremost United States isolationist pressure group against American entry into World War II. Launched in September 1940, it surpassed 800,000 members in 450 chapters at its peak. The AFC principally supp ...

, favoring

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during

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Bibliography

*''Merchants of Death'' (1934, together with

H. C. Engelbrecht Helmuth Carol Engelbrecht (January 15, 1895 – October 8, 1939) was an American writer. Biography Engelbrecht studied at the University of Chicago before completing his doctorate on Johann Gottlieb Fichte at Columbia University in 1932. In ...

) *''The Secret War'' (1934) *''Santa Anna, the Napoleon of the West'' (1934) *''Nothing But Danger'' (1939, editor)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanighen, Frank 1899 births 1964 deaths American male journalists 20th-century American journalists Writers from Omaha, Nebraska Human Events people American anti-war activists Harvard College alumni Old Right (United States)