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Mosul Grand Mosque in 2007

Bush Needs War — FAST

… may yet carry the day. 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 …
Florida Supreme Court during the 2000 presidential election recount.

Disputed Elections: An American Tradition

… cases of illegitimate electoral procedures. Throughout U.S. history, legislators have decreed that several months must … integrity of the democratic process. Holly Brewer teaches history at North Carolina State University. Laurie Burnham … writer in St. Paul, Minn. … Holly Brewer … Laurie Burnham … History News Service … United States … …
President of the United States Ronald Reagan in a briefing with National Security Council staff on the Libya bombing on 15 April 1986.

The National Insecurity State

… as a mortal threat. The national insecurity state is our history. But it need not be our destiny. During the … at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer for History News Service. … Ira Chernus … History News Service … United States … Soviet Union … Cold …
World War II poster of American, British, Chinese, and Russian soldiers shaking hands.

Patrick Buchanan’s Forebears

… "In Our Time: The Chamberlain-Hitler Collusion." He teaches history at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada. … Alvin Finkel … History News Service … Europe … World War II / WWII … United …
Drawing/wood engraving of the state capitol of Illinois at Springfield.

Can Illinois Again Lead by (Bad) Example?

… is, sadly, at least a century old. As embarrassing as that history may be to residents of the Land of Lincoln, it is a … substantial consequence of revisiting this bit of American history could arise from its reminder that states, now as … Culture since 1960" (2008). … David E. Kyvig … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … U.S. …
Russian peasants in the early 20th century.

Vladimir Putin: Not the Jefferson of Russia

… of its strength," he said. For the first time in Russian history, "supreme power is being transferred in the most … at The Nixon Center in Washington and a writer for the History News Service. … Nikolas K. Gvosdev … History News Service … Europe … Russia … …
The Brazilian flag and a soccer ball

Brazil’s Soccer Mania: An Example for the World

… to beat the Brazilians. 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 …
The Terra Cotta Warriors: Xi’an’s most famous attraction

A Postcard from Xi’an: Balancing Past and Future

… People’s Republic of China faces the task of reckoning with history. In order to establish where China is going, the PRC … encounters such reckoning throughout Xi’an in its public history spaces. The emerging field of public history in Xi’an is essential to the city’s identity, and …
Cartoon from Puck: The Bosses of the Senate

Buying American Elections?

… about the influence of dollars on the ballot box in U.S. history. At the core of this intriguing discussion is this: … a “Democratic” United States … Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk , produced by Origins: Current Events in … Perspective at Ohio State University. This is the history podcast for everyone and I'm your host, Patrick …
Fidel Castro in 1959

Easing Up on Cuba

… what is this embargo, and why do we have it? It has a long history. President Eisenhower initiated it in 1960, and … nearly 40 years. Henry Butterfield Ryan is a writer for the History News Service. He is also an associate of the … Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. … Henry Butterfield Ryan … History News Service … Diplomacy/International Relations … …
Photo of William Colby

Casting the Long Shadow of the CIA

Review of Shadow Warrior: William Egan Colby and the CIA, by Randall B. Woods (New York: Basic Books, 2013)
… has become a more or less forgotten figure in the turbulent history of the 1960s and 1970s. However, he played a … Colby and the CIA , by Randall B. Woods (New York: Basic Books, 2013) … Steven M. Higley … Reviews … …
Marlin Stutzman US senate campaign, 2016 (Support a Balanced Budget Amendment)

An Amendment Whose Time Has Never Come

… senators and representatives have examined the relevant history to form wise decisions? The answer to all of these … Culture since 1960" (2008). … David E. Kyvig … History News Service … United States … U.S. Laws and …
Collier's 1921 Lincoln Abraham - cabinet meeting.jpg

Lincoln’s and Obama’s Teams of Non-Rivals

… team, with fewer rivals. Michael S. Green is a professor of history at the College of Southern Nevada and the author of … and the Election of 1860” (2011).   … Michael S. Green … History News Service … United States … U.S. Civil …
American soldiers salute while in formation in 1977.

Time to Ask and Tell!

… like Ricks, were gay. This isn’t news, of course. It’s history. So it’s time to acknowledge the historic service of … It’s time to lift the ban. Steve Estes is a professor of history at Sonoma State University. He is the author of I Am … Tell: Gay and Lesbian Veterans Speak Out … Steve Estes … History News Service … Sexuality & Reproductive Rights … …
Immigrant Rights Protest by Betty Tsang, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

The Federal War on Immigrants Is a War on All Workers

… than 7,000 arrests at worksites by the end of 2007. The history of immigrant deportations over the last century … the terrorists. Elliott Young is an associate professor of history and director of Latin American and Ethnic Studies at Lewis & Clark College. … Elliott Young … History News Service … United States … U.S. Laws and …
Howard Dean in 2014.

How Dean Followed in Goldwater’s Steps

… certainly he proved a poor student of presidential election history. Dean’s early aggressiveness and his antiwar, … Ambassador of the New Era" (2004) and a writer for the History News Service. … Jeffrey J. Matthews … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … …
Emperor Hirohito of Japan in 1971.

Playing Fast and Loose with Historical Analogies

… analogies cannot do the work of critical assessments. If history teaches any lessons, the most important may be that … in Iraq. 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 …
Official Presidential portrait of Thomas Jefferson (by Rembrandt Peale, 1800).

Jefferson: Founding Father and Connoisseur

… with the stern defender of the common man we know from history textbooks. As chief executive, he fought bitterly with Congress … University School of Public Policy. … Wade Graham … History News Service … United States … U.S. Revolutionary …
Cartoon in Punch, 1906.

For Iraq, a Lesson from Africa

… so do we. Derek Catsam is an associate professor of history at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and a writer for the History News Service. He is the author of "Freedom's Main … Bruscino is a military historian. … Derek Charles Catsam … History News Service … Africa … Democratic Republic of Congo …
U.S. Marines holding Sandino's Flag - Nicaragua 1932.

The Costs of Intervention

… years to work out. John R. Bawen is a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of California-Riverside and a writer for the History News Service. … John R. Bawden … History News Service … Middle East … Iraq … …
Henry Ford with a Model T in 1921.

What Bill Ford Is Learning from Great-Grandpa

… plan. Howard P. Segal is Bird and Bird Professor of History at the University of Maine. He is the author of “Utopias: A Brief History from Ancient Writings to Cyberspace Communities” (2012). … Howard P. Segal … History News Service … Economics/Business/Trade … Class & …
Book cover of To Break Russia's Chains by Vladimir Alexandrov

Terrorism as the Path to a Better Russia

Review of To Break Russia’s Chains: Boris Savinkov and His Wars Against the Tsar and the Bolsheviks by Vladimir Alexandrov (New York: Pegasus Books, 2021)
… highlights—perhaps overemphasizes—the “what ifs” of history. At the outset, he argues “if any of the … one family, the novel engages with Tolstoyan views of history. One character realizes that the SR Party leadership … the Bolsheviks by Vladimir Alexandrov (New York: Pegasus Books, 2021) … Stephen M. Norris … Reviews … Russia … …