Roundup

Source: History Extra

11/4/19

As racism row rumbles on, is it time to retire the term ‘Anglo-Saxon’?

by Michael Wood

The history world has been afire with a debate about Anglo-Saxon studies.

Source: Tom Dispatch

11/3/19

Down the Rabbit Hole With Donald Trump

by Tom Engelhardt

Who not in Blunderland could ever have imagined that a bankrupted casino magnate and reality TV host might essentially -- like his lawyer recently -- butt-dial us all into a new form of (un)reality?

Source: Tom Dispatch

11/7/19

Watching My West Point Students Turn Into Soldiers of Empire

by Danny Sjursen

A New Generation of West Pointers Joins America’s Hopeless Wars

Source: Wall Street Journal

11/6/19

Plutarch and the Parallel Lives of Donald Trump

by Lance Morrow

If Plutarch studied American presidents, to which would he compare and contrast the 45th?

Source: NY Times

11/1/19

The Spirit That Brought Down the Berlin Wall Lives On

by Robert Cohen

Bloodless revolutions from Armenia to Lebanon are about ending the fatalism corrupt rule engenders.

Source: NY Times

11/4/19

The Wagner Act and Why It's A Liberal President Is Not Sufficient To Create Democratic Change

by Jamelle Bouie

And without reform, neither is a Democratic Senate.

Source: NY Times

11/5/19

The History Behind the Guy Fawkes Masks and Protest

by Sara Barrett

All around the world, protesters wear Guy Fawkes masks to conceal their identity in service of a cause.

Source: NY Times

11/6/19

How Einstein Became the First Science Superstar

by Ron Cowen

A century ago, astronomers proved the general theory of relativity — and made him a global household name.

Source: EdSurge

11/4/19

The Problem With How We Teach History

by Rachel Burstein

Students are still often building up to what they have been told is true, rather than finding truth on their own.

Source: The New York Times

November 3, 2019

Presidential Candidates Crave the Spotlight. 200 Years Ago That Was Taboo.

by David Botti

For a century, presidential candidates were discouraged from openly campaigning - lest they appear power hungry like the British king America revolted against. Here's why that all changed.

Source: Washington Post

11/3/19

How Richard Nixon captured white rage — and laid the groundwork for Donald Trump

by Scott Laderman

Fifty years ago, Nixon gave us the “silent majority.” Today, Trump proudly declares himself its standard-bearer.

Source: Washington Post

11/4/19

How the PLO served U.S. interests during the Iranian hostage crisis

by Jørgen Jensehaugen

Open communication and negotiation can produce concrete benefits.

Source: The New York Times

October 31, 2019

5 New York Buildings That Changed American History

by Sam Roberts

The inconspicuous landmarks where the Depression exploded, modern art bloomed, and the United Nations first assembled.

11/1/19

Roundup Top 10!

This week's broad sampling of opinion pieces found on the Internet, as selected by the editor of HNN.

Source: AHA Perspectives

10/17/19

Career Diversity and the Crisis of Grad Student Mental Health

by Erin Leigh Inama, Sarah Stoller, and James Vernon

The myth of the academy as a meritocracy that rewards the smartest and most talented often generates anxiety and depression.

Source: Tom Dispatch

10/27/19

What the Dismantling of the Berlin Wall Means 30 Years Later

by James Carroll

As the 30th anniversary of the end of the Cold War approaches, it should be obvious that there’s been a refusal in the United States to reckon with a decades-long set of conflagrations in the Greater Middle East as the inevitable consequence of that first American invasion in 1990.