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American flag fluttering in the breeze.

War Without End Brings Endless Dangers

… this did not lead us to threaten or undertake war. Recent history suggests it is impossible to limit such weapons to a … Keddie is a professor emerita of Middle Eastern and Iranian history at UCLA. She is author of "Iran and the Muslim … World: Resistance and Revolution" and is a writer for the History News Service. … Nikki R. Keddie … History News …
Plumes of smoke billow from the World Trade Center towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, after a Boeing 767 hits each tower during the September 11 attacks.

Security May Be Too Expensive

… proposed law erodes constitutional protections. American history is replete with instances in which government used … is an independent historian in Houston and a writer for the History News Service. … John H. Barnhill … History News Service … United States … Civil/Human Rights … …
Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan posing for a photograph in the White House Library.

The American “Nation Building” Mission and Russia

… free enterprise system. Republicans in fact have a long history of seeking to convert Russia to capitalism. In the … be humble. David S. Foglesong, is an associate professor of history at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. … David S. Foglesong … History News …
A U.S. military vehicle crossing the Iraq border in March 2003.

U.S. Credibility at Stake in Iraq

… bite off more than we can chew. American officials have a history of overstating the need for, as well as their … or rather a lack thereof. The United States has a history of inventing grounds for wars it could not otherwise … Christopher Gerteis is a visiting professor of East Asian history at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash. … …
Thomas Jefferson

The Road to a New American Aristocracy

… had become one of the most egalitarian societies in world history, at least for white men. Alexis de Tocqueville, an … to repeal them. Johann N. Neem is an assistant professor of history at Western Washington University in Bellingham and a writer for the History News Service. … Johann N. Neem … History News …
President Nixon looking at a CIA map in 1970.

Why an Intelligence Inquiry Is Needed

… caught defying the Church committee recommendations. If the history of the Cold War provides any lessons, intelligence … intelligence community. Norman Markowitz is a member of the history faculty at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. … Norman Markowitz … History News …
A tank destroyed during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Why We Should Leave Iraq Now

… aided our enemies. Such are the consequences of ignoring history when making present policy. We should leave, and we should leave now. John Weiss is an emeritus professor of history, Lehman College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a writer for the History News Service. … John Weiss … History News Service … …
electrical towers

Energy, Deregulation and Prosperity

… important factor that stands out in California’s energy history has been its citizens’ desire to build a prosperous … has been a terrible mistake. James C. Williams, who teaches history at De Anza College in Silicon Valley, is the author … Making of Modern California" (1997) and a writer for the History News Service. … James C. Williams … History News …
The Second Bank of the United States.

Enron’s Collapse Follows a Familiar Pattern

… bigger debacles–including the first such failure in U.S., history, in the 1830s, and the most recent, in the 1980s.  … at Bowling Green State University. … Andrew M. Schocket … History News Service … Economics/Business/Trade … Class & …
100 and 10 US dollars banknotes.

Inflation — Fighting the Last War

… often happens, economic theory turned out to be economic history — that is, an explanation rooted in a specific time … need to be waging right now. Steven Conn is Professor of History and Director of Public History at The Ohio State University, Columbus. … Steven …
Black Panther

Searching for Wakanda: The African Roots of the Black Panther Story

… sold more tickets to its opening weekend than any movie in history, and the New York Times has called it “a defining … the comics provide better clues. T’challa explains his own history and that of his country in Fantastic Four (#53). Mr. … crisis and an African mine. … Thomas F. McDow … Connecting History … Africa … Democratic Republic of Congo … …
The Trojan Nuclear Plant in 1973.

The Atomic Age

… (MAD).  The Atomic Age as we once knew it is now history.  Nuclear power plants will slowly dwindle in … end. Michael Richards teaches modern European and world history at Sweet Briar College in Virginia and is a writer for the History News Service. … Michael D. Richards … History News …
Botanic Blooming sagebrush on the great plains

Why the Great Plains Are Dying

… creating the first large-scale farm crisis in the nation’s history. “In God we trusted, in Kansas we busted,” so the … our heads out of the sand. Steven Conn is Professor of History and Director of Public History at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. … …
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Final Vote.

True Bipartisanship Is Not Love and Kisses

… well within constitutional limits.   Throughout U.S. history, the government has functioned best when its leaders … have wanted. Jeremy C. Young is a doctoral student in U.S. History at Indiana University and a writer for the History News Service. … Jeremy C. Young … History News …
A portrait of Slobodan Milosevic

Glory and the New World Order

… really seeks is a permanent, glorious place in his nation's history. So how should a constitutional democracy like the … means at their disposal. Daniel Szechi is a professor of history at Auburn University and a writer for the History News Service. … Daniel Szechi … History News Service …

Viewpoint Iran: The Past and Present of the U.S.-Iran Standoff

… not simply rhetoric but reflects what Iran sees as the long history of U.S. enmity. While Americans understand relations … see the relationship as part of a long and troubling history of foreign intervention and exploitation that … between Iran and the United States are to improve, this history will have to be addressed and rectified. The past is …
Fidel Castro during a visit to Washington.

Why Economic Sanctions Often Fail

… his administration and European leaders. What's more, the history of economic sanctions as a tool of foreign policy … useless. Matt Jacobs is a Ph.D. student studying diplomatic history at Ohio University. … Matt Jacobs … History News Service … Cuba … Middle East … Iran … …
Wartime poster. Canada. The Bureau of Public Information was created in September 1939 to disseminate information about Canada’s war policies.

Can the New Administration Keep Canada as an Ally in Afghanistan?

… Changing Ottawa’s mind will be difficult. Canadians have a history of reacting unpredictably when placed under pressure …   King, the most successful Canadian prime minister in history, recalled how a similar ethnic divide during the … Founding of the United Nations (2005). … Adam Chapnick … History News Service … Canada … United States … …
Theatrical poster for the American release of the 1952 film High Noon

War with Iraq: The Movie

… “A Fistful of Dollars.” Robert Brent Toplin, professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, has published books on popular culture and politics, and is a writer for the History News Service. … Robert Brent Toplin … History News …
1935 cartoon by Vaughn Shoemaker in which he parodied the New Deal as a card game with alphabetical agencies.

The Auto Bailout: a Bad Deal

… depression. John Paul Rossi is an associate professor of history at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He writes on business and economic history and is a writer for the History News Service. … John Paul Rossi … History News …
Map showing position of North Korea relative to China

What Are They Thinking in Beijing?

… a two-card game. Domestically, the party plays the Remember-History Card, stressing how much it has done since taking … independent. Internationally, the party plays the Forget-History Card, calling attention to ways the current era … often talked about North Korea when playing the Remember-History Card. Beijing’s ability to aid a neighbor threatened …
The logo of the United States Agency for International Development. It has been in use since 2004.

Foreign Assistance and Democratic Reform

… hearings to the public for the first time in the nation’s history.        The United States foreign aid program has … University in Norfolk, Virginia and a writer for the History News Service. … Francis Adams … History News Service … Global/Transnational … …
FDR and Churchill at the Atlantic Conference in 1941.

A New Atlantic Charter?

… This month marks the 60th anniversary of a watershed in U.S. history: the August 1941 Atlantic Charter. The alliance … hour 60 years ago. Itai Sneh is an assistant professor of history for world civilizations, human rights and … Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York. … Itai Sneh … History News Service … United States … United Kingdom … …