Roundup

A House Still Divided

by Ibram X. Kendi

In 1858, Abraham Lincoln warned that America could not remain “half slave and half free.” Today, the country remains divided by racism—and the threat is as existential as it was before the Civil War.

Roundup Top 10!

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

Stop Talking About the 25th Amendment. It Won’t Work on Trump.

by David Greenberg and Rebecca Lubot

And it might just set off a constitutional crisis. 

How ‘Hyphenated Americans’ Won World War I

by Geoffrey Wawro

Nearly a quarter of the men sent to fight in Europe in 1918 were foreign-born.

Can the G.O.P. Ever Reclaim Wendell Willkie’s Legacy?

by Thomas Mallon

He ran for President as a business mogul with no political experience, but his similarities with Donald Trump end there.

After Trump

by Andrew Bacevich

The Donald in the Rearview Mirror

Resistance Means More Than Voting

by Garry Wills

Obama is wrong to suggest that voting and only voting is the way to express one’s opposition to a tyrant like Trump.

Who needs to worry about strategy?

by Beverly Gage

A question for our times is whether we need an overarching strategy to deal with the world and politics.

American Democracy Can’t Fix Itself

by Julian E. Zelizer

Instead of placing their faith in the resilience of the system, ordinary voters are going to have to step up and restore the constitutional balance of power.

The Violence at the Heart of Our Politics

by Joanne B. Freeman

In Congress before the Civil War, partisan disagreement often featured Bowie knives and pistols. Are we headed back toward that way of life?

Don’t Let the Loud Bigots Distract You. America’s Real Problem With Race Cuts Far Deeper

by Eddie S. Glaude

This hateful moment offers an opportunity for Americans to finally change our racist ways

Anonymous 'resistance' is weak tea compared with standing up to Nixon

by Michael Koncewicz

If Richard Nixon were alive today, he probably would not agree that "President Trump is facing a test to his presidency unlike any faced by a modern American leader."

The Republican Approach to Voter Fraud: Lie

by Carol Anderson

They use the fallacy of rampant cheating at the polls to make it harder for people to vote.

The New Socialism Is More American Than You Think (And Also More Radical)

by Jedediah Purdy

Much of today’s “socialism” was once the bread and butter of the Democratic Party.

Diplomatic Back Channels Were Once Seen as a Good Thing

by Steven T. Usdin

But they've always been risky.

Roundup Top 10!

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

President Trump’s in-laws benefited from chain migration

by Walter D. Kamphoefner

That’s a good thing.

Why Israelis Shy from Victory

by Daniel Pipes

Wars end, historical experience shows, not by enriching the enemy but by depriving it of resources, reducing its military capabilities, demoralizing its supporters, and spurring popular revolt. Israelis, however, think their war will end when Palestinians enjoy prosperity. They're wrong.

Want to save the GOP, Republicans? Vote for every Democrat on this year’s ballot.

by Tom Nichols

If the GOP is going to be a credible, center-right party, Republicans have to treat the 2018 election as a parliamentary-style housecleaning.

The U.S. Military is Winning. No, Really, It Is!

by Nick Turse

A Simple Equation Proves That the U.S. Armed Forces Have Triumphed in the War on Terror