They say they are independent because its a low cost way of conservative to remove the tarnish that has no doubt been caused by the financial crisis since they were in power when it began. Its rebranding. Whether they caused it being neither here nor there just that this is what the public see of mainstream conservatism.
Its kind of rescued the republican party from the wilderness but to be honest I think they might just help it get lost again because of the ideological hubris and radical agenda.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.