Roundup

Why the FBI Kept a 1,400-Page File on Einstein

by Mitch Waldrop

The world-famous physicist was outspoken against racism, nationalism, and nuclear bombs, prompting deep suspicion from J. Edgar Hoover.

The Ivanka Trump of the 19th Century

by Gil Troy

Harriet Lane played hostess for the president most often suspected of being gay—and used technology to become world famous.

Video of the Week: Climate change has a controversial history

Prior to the late 1800's, people believed the Earth's climate was static and never changing, and it wasn't until a few scientists in the second half of the 19th century began to wonder how giant boulders were in places where they shouldn't be. Today, 98 percent of climate scientists agree additional greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels is the primary reason for the current accelerated warming of the planet.

Catholic immigrants didn’t make it on their own. They shouldn’t expect others to.

by Una Cadegan

A variety of government programs helped white American Catholics get where they are today.

The age of mass incarceration may actually be abating

by Charles Lane

The most recent evidence indicates that the age of mass incarceration is abating; it has been, oddly enough, since just prior to the publication of “The New Jim Crow.”

Trump and the history of the ‘first 100 days’

by Robert Speel

The truth is not all recent presidents have much to brag about when it comes to the impact of their first months in office.

James Carville: It’s time for General Sherman to come back to LSU

by James Carville

General Sherman was the first leader of the school.  It's time for LSU to recognize his contribution. 

Roundup Top 10!

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

The South Has Risen Again

by Dan Graff

In order to restore the core American dream of liberty and justice for all, we first need to wake up to the national nightmare that we’ve increasingly been embracing or drifting toward with the adoption of peculiar southern practices.

Infographic of the Week: America Goes to War

When we have decided to go to war.

Why Trump is vulnerable to impeachment

by Allan J. Lichtman

In the early stages of his presidency, he has already begun matching the abuses of Nixon.

On China and North Korea: The Strength Of Weakness And The Limits Of Power

by Kenneth Pomeranz

The U.S. needs China to do better. But that requires jointly figuring out what mixture of carrots and sticks might work on Pyongyang itself, rather than expecting that Beijing will bring Pyongyang around for us if we just make it worth their while.

All Means, Short of War

by Max Boot

The U.S. should step up sanctions, including secondary sanctions on Chinese companies doing business with the criminal regime in Pyongyang, but there is no overwhelming imperative to go beyond that and risk war.

The Russia investigations need to avoid the mistakes of past congressional probes

by Jeffrey H. Smith

It is difficult to get politically charged congressional investigations right, especially when they touch the president.

How politics played a major role in the signing of Jackie Robinson

by Chris Lamb

Beginning in the 1930s, black sportswriters, notably Wendell Smith and Sam Lacy, made baseball part of a larger crusade to confront Jim Crow laws.

"So are we on the brink of the Second Korean War, if not the Third World War?"

by Niall Ferguson

"I doubt it."

All the Presidents' Taxes

by Kevin M. Kruse

As you file your taxes this week—and as the president talks up tax reform—get riled up all over again about his refusal to release his returns with a brief history of this now-discarded presidential tradition.

Trump doesn’t know much about history

by James Hohmann

It’s making his on-the-job training harder.

Do Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have too much power?

by Henry F. (Chip) Carey

Parallels ranging from the Ottoman empire to the Clinton administration.

Roundup Top 10!

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