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Caren Chesler

Caren Chesler is a seasoned journalist who spent half her career as a general news reporter and half as a business reporter. Her work has appeared in many publications including the New York Times, Salon, Scientific American and Bloomberg Business News.

Stories from this author

"I instinctively distrusted the food," Hess wrote. An American psychiatrist would later marvel at the "colossal naiveté of this Nazi mind."

Rudolf Hess’ Tale of Poison, Paranoia and Tragedy

Why are packets of food that belong to the Nazi war criminal sitting in a Maryland basement?