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Cover of War is All Hell: The Nature of Evil and the Civil War by Edward J. Blum and John Matsui.

Forces of Good and Evil

Review of War is All Hell: The Nature of Evil and the Civil War by Edward J. Blum and John Matsui (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021)
… the authors believe has overemphasized the role of “the forces of good,” usually represented by God and Jesus, in … Michael and his “abolitionist friends” and their love of freedom, attempted to make “poor slaves” of humanity. … chapter deals with the wartime experiences of individual combatants. When confronted with the visceral nature of …
Seal of the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The seal is described in 36 C.F.R. § 1200.2 as: The seal is centered on a disc with a double-line border. The words NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION encircle the inside of the seal and the date 1985 is at the bottom center.

Downgrading the Founders

… battle not long ago over the proposed national standards for American history? When it was charged, incorrectly as it … the charge went, this crime against the past was being committed by leftist academics out of touch with their … Jefferson and Madison, of Thomas A. Edison, of the freed slaves after the Civil War, and of Elizabeth Cady …
Entrance gate of Auschwitz Concentration Camp, "Work Sets You Free," 2013

At the Movies: “Canaries,” A Review of Denial

… of the sort espoused by Richard Rorty. The maneuver is a common one from the perspective of positivism. In The … of it all. However, when the triumphant Donald Trump visited Barack Obama in the White House after the election, … gate of Auschwitz Concentration Camp, "Work Sets You Free," 2013. The moments in Denial at Auschwitz most recall …
President Reagan in February 1985.

Will the GOP Find a New Reagan?

… defining paradigm in American politics.   By 1976 Gerald Ford, a member of his party’s moderate wing, found himself … They have shown no inclination toward the kind of compromise that characterized President Reagan on issues … a writer for the History News Service. He is the author of "Freedom's Main Line: The Journey of Reconciliation and the …
A photo of the Great Synagogue of Rome.

The Catholic Church and the Holocaust

… who is better known by her given name of Edith Stein — was formally declared a saint and martyr by Pope John Paul II. … “Christianize” the Holocaust in order to play down Catholic complicity in Nazi atrocities. This controversy comes at a … Jews a priority of his papacy. He is the first pope to have visited one of the chief synagogues of Rome. Under his …

Colombia: Al Borde de la Paz con las FARC?

… Moon, el presidente de Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, y el comandante supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de … El gobierno y las guerrillas ahora estarían listos para formalmente firmar el acuerdo completo el 26 de septiembre … ( Izquierda ). El Secretario del Estado, Colin Powell, visitando a Colombia en el año 2003 ( Derecho ). Mientras …

Updating ‘No Child Left Behind:’ Change, or More of the Same

… tests, and to use that data to hold schools "accountable" for reducing academic achievement gaps between students of … of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Weingarten complains that the administration's plans "put 100 percent … Americans. Even as Horace Mann pioneered the notion of free public education in the mid-19th century, most blacks …

A Century of U.S. Relations with Iraq

… some five hours later. This departure of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division of the U.S. … government took very little interest in Mesopotamia (Greek for "land between the rivers," in reference to the basin … goals on behalf of the primary objective of keeping Iraq free of communism. For several years after the 1958 coup, …

The Long, Long Struggle for Women's Rights in Afghanistan

… astonishing and repressive law that would make it illegal for women of the Shi'i minority (approximately 10 percent of … and I were fortunate enough to be granted permission to visit northern Afghanistan. We were an unlikely group to be … had very recently joined forces with the celebrated Tajik commander Ahmad Shah Massoud to establish the "Northern …
Russian peasants in the early 20th century.

Vladimir Putin: Not the Jefferson of Russia

… to the rules of the Constitution, all will … unite in common efforts for the common good," he proclaimed. Two centuries … men from injuring one another" but "leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry … History News Service …
Undated photo of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany.

Democracy-Building Will Be Tougher This Time

… or Japan are far too great to make them credible models for this task. Both Germany and Japan had had important … can remember an extended period of guaranteed human rights, freedom of expression or the rule of law so essential to … had literate, talented, industrially and technologically competent populations, a huge help in building a modern …
Suffragists with signs: "Votes for Women"

The Myth of the Women's Voting Bloc (Prologued, Season 1, Trailer)

… Prologued is a serial podcast from Origins that performs in depth discussions of historical roots that have … the history of a major issue society is facing, in an effort to not only explain how we got here, but to reveal a path forward.  Season 1 will analyze the myth of the women's …
Portrait of General Winfield Scott.

When “Sensitivity” Has Opened the Road to Victory

… Dick Cheney invoked historical memory to mock Kerry’s call for a “more sensitive” war on terrorism. Cheney told a … Lincoln overruled Gen. John C. Fremont’s declaration freeing the slaves of active enemy supporters in Missouri a … one of the most sensitive and successful coalition commanders of all time. Cheney forgets that Ike diverted …
a billboard with flags of many countries and the word Peace on it.

A Conscientious Objector Looks Back

… were symbolic munYou would the announcement over the intercom: .. Youhear would hear the announcement sentiment was … intervention in Vietnam, the Unitedand States Draft board. For religious reasons, sought obtained official … or coordination. The relationship between theater; his latest project was no less ambitious Edwards' …
A French Quarter Pontalba Row building.

A Postcard from New Orleans, Louisiana

… about a block north of New Orleans’s famed French Quarter. Completely walled in, the cemetery is unwelcoming. The Roman … as the ostentatious pyramid purchased by actor Nicolas Cage for his future burial. St. Louis No. 1 Cemetery, New … the victims of the slave trade. Whitney tour guides escort visitors through the grounds of this once-profitable sugar …

Kosovo's Year Zero: Between a Balkan Past and a European Future

… spelled out, in English, the word Newborn . Fireworks accompanied live appearances by pop stars and elected officials. The Serbian government had been bracing for this moment as well. Its official stance—summed up in … of philosophy in Zagreb, noted in an interview for Radio Free Europe, the roots and character of Kosovan independence …
Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon walking on White House grounds.

Don’t Believe “Peace Is at Hand”

… We long to hear it again about Iraq. If we do hear it before the next election, we shouldn't believe it. "Peace is … to defend themselves and securing Hanoi's agreement to free elections in the South. Alone with Kissinger, Nixon … it. Halfway through his first term, he secretly decided to complete American troop withdrawals around election time. …
Poster from a 2020 pro-choice rally that says, "If my uterus had a gun, would I have more rights?"

Theater of Cruelty

… is a revolution. An “alarming” decision would leave time for the pro-choice side to react, but Carhart has already … issue of whether it had to follow the Roe precedent or was free to embark on a new course. The majority decided that … right. However, even this discussion of pregnancy did not come close to the corporeal character of Kennedy’s language …
The World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001

The War on Terror

… and Peter Mansoor discuss the War on Terror (a.k.a. the war formerly known as the War on Terror), the US response to … changed) since the events of Sept. 11, 2001.  Join us for three wide-ranging discussions about some of the biggest … questions facing American society and the international community in these uncertain times. ( Image Source ) …

Influenza Pandemics Now, Then, and Again

… rate of 9.6%. The world, all things considered, was fortunate. While those deaths were tragic, they were a … SARS it could not in 2009. Pandemic influenza, a frequent visitor in the past, was back again. As the threat of the … prevent, the next pandemic. The viruses that affect humans come in many types, and their impact on human communities …
A barricade in central Berlin during the March 1848 uprising.

March 1848: The German Revolutions

… The people of which we speak is no longer the mere idea of former times: no, it means Everybody, Everybody! Yes, your Royal Highness, Everybody!” — Hanau People’s Commission to Prince-Elector Friedrich Wilhelm, 1848. On … and demanded rights and liberal reforms, including the freedoms of religious belief and practice, speech and …
A portrait of U.S. Brig. Gen. William “Billy” Mitchell, who advocated for air power in the 1920s.

Rumsfeld Must Modernize U.S. Armed Forces

… the urgent need to modernize the nation’s defense forces. Wisely, the Bush administration had already … believed, the U.S. military services had to become flexible and mobile enough to meet smaller and more … Force by as many as 72 fighters. These cuts are intended to free money to pay for advanced technology such as missile …
Tanks and soldiers in parade in Pyongyang

North Korea: The Myth of a Hermit Kingdom

… Jessica Blissit   Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … it originates from those the western diplomats when they visit or scout around East Asia in 19th century and 18th … DPRK government, Kim government, is still a validly anti-free market, anti-capitalist. So in 1994, as Youngbae said, …
An art exhibition, probably in Moscow in 1964. Taken by Thomas T. Hammond during his travels in the Soviet Union.

When the Soviets Domesticated the West

Review of To See Paris and Die: The Soviet Lives of Western Culture, by Eleonory Gilburd (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2018)
… culture. The 1957 Moscow Youth Festival was a revelation for citizens of a country with sealed borders. Soviet … from viewers and readers and more than 6,000 entries in comment books from exhibitions—Gilburd gives voice to Soviet … "Foreign Literature" which published foreign authors. Visitors to the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts “queued for five …