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Mr. Conservative (HBO) First came Rory Kennedy, then Ivy Meeropol, and now CC Goldwater. Yet another young woman from a famous family has turned documentarian. Maybe there’s something in the granddaughter’s vantage that translates smoothly into the form: modern documentaries are typically observant, archival, conscientious, interrogative and ideologically tentative. A girl who grew up

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"The Last Samurai": Is the new Tom Cruise movie rooted in fact or fiction? "It's a Wonderful Life": Why it hurts now to watch the Frank Capra classic. "The Reagans" (Showtime): The NYT review calls the movie tame.

Christmas Potpourri

Reinventing Christmas Over and Over Kwanza Blues Who Invented Santa Claus? The Debate Involving "Jingle Bells" Nick Turse: Have Yourself a Pentagon Christmas What Was the Star of Bethlehem? C

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The Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right

The two-volume set costs $295: The Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right.for high school and college students"No school, public or academic library should be without this set." Sage Publications. marketed with a glossy 8 sided pamphlet.

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HNN Index: What Is Plagiarism?

by HNN Staff

The word plagiarism derives from Latin roots: plagiarius, an abductor, and plagiare, to steal. 

2002: Year of the Scandal

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News About Robert David "KC" Johnson

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HNN: The Case of KC JohnsonMedia CoverageRobert David"KC" Johnson, Why I Was Denied Tenure

About Paul Buhle

This is a list, in reverse chronological order, of articles published regarding the controversy involving Paul Buhle. Ralph Luker, Letter in the OAH Newsletter (February 2003). Arnold Beichman, The Historian Who Called Harry Truman"America's Stalin" (February 3, 2003). Harvey Klehr and John Earl Hayn

HNN Poll: Your Predictions About a War and Its Aftermath

UPDATE: MARCH 15, 2004 A year ago HNN polled readers to find out how they thought the war would go ... and what would happen afterward. You can see the responses provided below. Click here to read the responses by historians which we singled out for special attention."God alone knows the future, but only an historian can alter the past."--Ambrose Bierce"History teaches everything including the future."--Lamartine"Whoev

Historians' Petition on War with Iraq: Breaking News

by HNN Staff

The entries on this page are listed in reverse chronological order. As we learn of breaking news, this page will be updated.Full coverage of the Historians' Petition: Click here.10-2-02 5:30 pm PST Joyce Appleby issued the following statement:"Members of Congress are now listening to constituents who telephone them; the House information number is (202) 224-3121. Historians might emphasize how unusual it is for the Unit

Congressional Resolution on Iraq (Passed by House and Senate October 2002)

Joint Resolution to Authorize the use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq. Whereas in 1990 in response to Iraq's war of aggression against and illegal occupation of Kuwait, the United States forged a coalition of nations to liberate Kuwait and its people in order to defend the national security of the United States and enforce United Nations Security Council resolutions relating to Iraq; Whereas after the liberation of Kuwait in 1991, Iraq entered into a United

HNN Poll: Should Book Clubs and Publishers Refuse to Sell Books Like Ann Coulter's Treason?

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No End to War

by Walter Laqueur

Following is chapter one from Mr. Laqueur's newest book, No End to War. Click here to purchase a copy from Amazon.com. O N E Roots of Terrorism?To understand terrorism one ought to investigate its roots rather than deal with its outward manifestations. This statement, endlessly repeated in recent years, ha

Pro-War Rally, Kansas City, Missouri March 30, 2003

Archives: Bias in the Classroom

ERIC HOBSBAWM: RUINED BY COMMUNISM? DANIEL PIPES: DEFENDED AGAINST CHARGE OF MCCARTHYISM ERIC HOBSBAWM: RUINED BY COMMUNISM? (posted 1-17-03) David Pryce-Jones, writing in the New Criterion (January 2003): Eric Hobsbawm is no doubt intellig

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