Roundup

40 Years Later, Will the End Games in Iraq and Afghanistan Follow the Vietnam Playbook?

by Christian Appy

How to Turn a Nightmare into a Fairy Tale

The Lost History of Puerto Rico's Independence Movement

by AJ Vicens

A new book by Nelson Denis uncovers the history of an ill-fated armed revolt on American soil.

How One of the Most Important Edits in U.S. History Paved the Way for Marriage Equality

by Tom Donnelly

April 28 is a critical date for the LGBTQ community—a forgotten anniversary, starring one of the most important Americans you’ve probably never heard of.

It’s time the world recognised the Armenian genocide

by Sossie Kasbarian

While the language of denial, methodologies and nuances have shifted over the past century, in essence the formal stance remains unwavering.

The Cost of Turkey’s Genocide Denial

by Ronald Grigor Suny

Reconciliation of Armenians, Kurds and Turks will require a hard look backward in order to move forward.

Roundup Top 10!

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

A Letter of Apology to My Grandson

by Tom Engelhardt

A Pox on Twenty-First-Century America

In Denial

by Atom Egoyan

The Armenian genocide, a century later

The echoes of Walt Whitman’s ‘Drum-Taps’

by Richard Kreitner

It’s difficult to think of a writer as antique as Whitman whose legacy is still as much up for grabs.

What Happened the Last Time Republicans Cared About Poverty

by Josh Zeitz

Moderate and liberal politicians of George Romney’s generation—Democrats and Republicans alike—tended to credit poverty to a lack of opportunity, rather than income or wealth inequality. Such was the wisdom that informed most Great Society programs.

Top Ten ways to prove you Love the Earth on Earth Day

by Juan Cole

Environmentalism meant something different in 1970 than it does now.

The Deep Roots of the Ukraine Crisis

by Richard Sakwa

We must rethink the post–Cold War security order.

Khamenei: US invented nuclear Myth; Iran will Never Invade another Country

by Juan Cole

Khamenei said that Iran has a no first strike policy and is no danger to its immediate neighbors (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Iraq, and Kuwait), much less to countries further away (he may be referring to Israel and Yemen).

NYT Editorial: Shinzo Abe needs to face up to history

by NYT Editorial

Many Japanese right-wingers believe their country was wrongly maligned by America and its allies after the war. Mr. Abe has given the impression that he believes Japan has already done enough to make amends for its militarism and atrocities.

Vietnam in the Battlefield of Memory

by Jon Wiener

On the war’s 50th anniversary, peace activists will be challenging the Pentagon’s whitewashed history.

The Rule of History

by Jill Lepore

Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights, and the hold of time.

What makes Abraham Lincoln such a radical politician even today?

by David Bromwich

It is sometimes said that Lincoln was dragged into the war by circumstances beyond his control. The truth is that he was aware of the imminence of war between his 1858 House Divided speech and the attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, in April 1861.

Cutting through the Lincoln myth

by Walter Kamphoefner

One measure of Abraham Lincoln's towering stature, sevenscore and ten years after his death, is the way people of various ideological stripes attempt to harness Lincoln's words in support of their own positions.

Madam President: Are we really ready for Hillary Clinton?

by Jonathan Zimmerman

Female candidates are defined by their gender in a way that men never are. And in the public mind, those definitions typically makes the women seem, well, unpresidential.

The Untold Miracle of Lincoln’s Last Day on Earth

by Michael Daly

One hundred fifty years ago to the day, the president welcomed a hungry, desperate soldier’s wife into the White House. Seven hours later, he would be assassinated.