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

The Fantasy of an International Jerusalem

by Martin Kramer

One-hundred years ago, over a lunch, the internationalization of Jerusalem became irrelevant—and it remains so.

Lessons from an Unseemly Presidential Transition—From Hoover to F.D.R.

by Amy Davidson Sorkin

Hoover and FDR didn't tweet, but they did trade telegrams.  Their exchange during the transition shows how power is exercised.

Weighing up the evidence for the ‘Historical Jesus’

by Raphael Lataster

Did a man called Jesus of Nazareth walk the earth?

How a reporting mistake nearly derailed the Watergate investigation — and how journalists recovered

by Jon Marshall

Today’s journalists would do well to remember these lessons.

Trump’s ‘Blue Water’ Foreign Policy

by Walter Russell Mead

The administration’s new security strategy is reminiscent of Pax Britannica.

Liberals, make some distinctions

by Jonathan Zimmerman

‘Zero tolerance’ didn’t work in schools and it won’t work with sexual misconduct.

Behind the Pentagon Papers: The beginning of Nixon’s end

by Ken Hughes

What was Nixon trying to hide? Here’s a comprehensive timeline of his descent into paranoia and lawlessness.

Bit by bit, Trump is taking apart the New Deal’s glorious legacy

by ​Heather Cox Richardson

With huge tax cuts projected to create a $1.5tn deficit, cuts to social security and Medicare will surely follow.

China’s Cover-Up

by Orville Schell

China has become “the People’s Republic of Amnesia.”

Video of the Week: Beauty and the Beasts: why terrorists target history

Terrorist groups target cultural heritage, from the Taliban destroying the Bamyan Buddhas to the Daesh wrecking Palmyra. But why? This documentary looks at how terrorist groups use cultural heritage for control – but also for funding.

Roundup Top 10!

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

Will Americans finally start fighting back against tax cuts for the rich?

by Stephanie Leiser

There are signs that non-rich Americans are growing less tolerant of tax cuts that mainly boost the wealthy’s bottom line.

Shame worked in Alabama

by Tom Nichols

It helps show us the way to change voters' minds. 

Blowing Up the Deficit Is Part of the Plan

by Julian E. Zelizer

Republicans are hoping to use the deficits created by their own tax cuts to slash the social safety net—but they may end up setting the stage for tax hikes instead.

Trump National Security Speech: Is he the real threat to National Security?

by Juan Cole

Trump’s National Security Strategy document is about as confused and wrongheaded piece of writing you’d ever want to see.

The Treasures of Chaco Canyon Are Threatened by Drilling

by Richard Moe

Oil and gas drilling nearby could damage these fragile sites.

Trump Is America’s First Lawless President

by Michael Tomasky

…and the Republican Party is following his lead as America’s republic breaks down.

Trump Security Strategy a Study in Contrasts

by Max Boot

The president’s first national security strategy eloquently sums up the U.S. role in the world and what should be done to defend it, but much of the document is at odds with what the president himself believes.

Why We Shouldn’t Let the #MeToo Movement Change History

by David Greenberg

Some argue Bill Clinton should have resigned over the Lewinsky scandal. They’re getting it all wrong.