Roundup

For Trump, foreign policy is all about the money

by Max Boot

It’s a recipe for failure.

America Descends Into the Politics of Rage

by Joanne Freeman

Trump and other practitioners may reap short-term gains, but history suggests they will provoke a fearsome backlash.

Let's talk about today's fears of "voter fraud"

by Heather Cox Richardson

Why the modern GOP pushes fear of voting fraud and how they have warped our politics since 1986.

Capitol Hill needs a memorial to Thomas Paine

by Jeff Biggers

Amazingly, there is still no statue or memorial in Washington to Thomas Paine, the immigrant writer and soldier who galvanized the American Revolution in one of the darkest times in our nation's history with his writings.

Flunking an exam with historical facts?

by Sam Wineburg

Let’s teach why history really matters.

Roundup Top 10!

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

The 2018 Presidential Elections and Brazil’s Slave Past

by Isadora Moura Mota

Bolsonaro has argued that Brazil “owes no debt” to its black citizens for Africans themselves “handed over the slaves” to human traffickers.

How Pocahontas — the myth and the slur — props up white supremacy

by Honor Sachs

The roots of the attacks on Elizabeth Warren.

The conservative business model that paved the way for the Trump presidency

by Davor Mondom

How Richard DeVos, one of the pillars of the right, pioneered Trumpian tactics.

So, Senator Warren: You’re Clearly Running for President

by Andrew Bacevich

Here’s some unsolicited advice on becoming the foreign policy leader America needs.

If You’re Not Scared About Fascism in the U.S., You Should Be

by Jason Stanley, Adam Westbrook and Japhet Weeks

When fascism starts to feel normal, we’re all in trouble.

The Roman ‘Brexit’: how life in Britain changed after 409AD

by Will Bowden

One of the remarkable things about the first decades of the 5th century was the apparent speed with which the things we associate with Roman life disappeared.

Kanye West, Donald Trump, and the Truth About Chicago

by Jelani Cobb

Blaming violence in Chicago on the Democratic Party or welfare is nonsensical.

The Man Who Broke Politics

by McKay Coppins

During his two decades in Congress, he pioneered a style of partisan combat that poisoned America’s political culture.

Police killings of 3 black men left a mark on Detroit’s history more than 50 years ago

by Jeffrey Horner

"I believe these events show that police brutality today, perpetrated disproportionately against blacks in urban areas, is more of a continuation of historic patterns than a set of novel events.”

Video of the Week: WWI documentary colorizes battle scenes

It was produced by Peter Jackson, the "Lord of the Rings” director.

Roundup Top 10!

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

Why Caesar crossed the Rubican is newly relevant

by Cavan W. Concannon

He made the drastic decision because he feared when his term of office was up he’d lose immunity and could be prosecuted for his crimes.

How Americans Described Evil Before Hitler

by Gavriel Rosenfeld

Commentators compared the Nazi leader to Napoleon, Philip of Macedon, and Nebuchadnezzar.

The dark side of American conservatism has taken over

by Max Boot

It would be nice to think that Donald Trump is an anomaly who came out of nowhere to take over an otherwise sane and sober movement. But it just isn’t so.