Roundup

Source: Washington Post

9/18/19

Why Democrats can’t speak for the ‘silent majority’

by Seth Blumenthal

President Trump is exactly the kind of champion the voting bloc wants.

Source: Washington Post

9/19/19

Why President Trump gutting the USDA’s research service is so dangerous

by Jamie Pietruska

Since the 19th century, Americans have benefited from access to rigorous, unbiased statistics about our foodways.

Source: Washington Post

9/19/19

The State Department is weak and getting weaker. That puts us all at risk.

by Mark Edwards

We need a robust diplomatic engine at the heart of our foreign policy.

Source: The Atlantic

9/14/19

There Are No Nostalgic Nazi Memorials

by Susan Neiman

Americans could learn from how drastically German society has moved away from the nadir of its history.

Source: The Guardian

9/17/19

The populist rewriting of Polish history is a warning to us all

by Estera Flieger

Thirty years after communism ended, Poland’s past is again being manipulated for political motives, this time at a museum in Gdańsk.

Source: The Week

9/18/19

The historical profession's greatest modern scandal, two decades later

by Bill Black

Historians are criticized for not engaging with the public--and then criticized for how they engage when they do. Looming in the background is the Michael Bellesiles controversy.

Source: Tom Dispatch

9/19/19

Ending the Afghan War Won’t End the Killing

by Stephanie Savell

Since 2015, casualties from explosive remnants of war and abandoned IEDs have been rising rapidly.

Source: Madman of Chu

9/14/19

The Biden Problem

by Andrew Meyer

Why Biden's "record player" answer was so concerning.

Source: Washington Post

9/12/19

When Texas was the national leader in gun control

by Brennan Gardner Rivas

How the land of gunslinger mythology regulated weapons to reduce violence

Source: NY Times

9/16/19

Iran Might Be America’s Enemy, but Saudi Arabia Is No Friend

by Andrew J. Bacevich

Bacevich argues that after last week’s refinery attack, Trump should be careful about throwing America’s weight behind an unreliable “ally.”

Source: The Wall Street Journal

9/16/19

What Ever Happened to We the People?

by Adam Carrington

"There's more to the the US Constiution than its amendments. Give the preamble some respect."

Source: The New York Times

9/14/2019

The Only Way to End ‘Endless War’

by Stephen Wertheim

To get serious about stopping endless war, American leaders must do what they most resist: end America’s commitment to armed supremacy and embrace a world of pluralism and peace.

Source: The New York Times

September 16, 2019

The Oslo Accords’ Last Remnants Are Under Fire. Don’t Let Them Die.

by Michael J. Koplow

Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to apply sovereignty to Israel’s settlements throughout the West Bank after President Trump unveils his Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative. But Mr. Netanyahu’s fortunes and Mr. Trump’s plan may not matter with the longstanding rules of the Oslo Accords.