Roundup: Historians' Take

Source: Los Angeles Times

March 21, 2014

The Next Key Step on Ukraine

by Timothy Garton Ash

Crimea is lost. What matters now is the political integrity of the rest of the country.

Source: Wilson Center

March 20, 2014

Why Did Russia Give Away Crimea Sixty Years Ago?

by Mark Kramer

The stated reasons in the 1954 documents do not stand up to scrutiny.

Source: New York Times

March 20, 2014

Cold Man in the Kremlin

by Roger Cohen

When Putin described the breakup of the Soviet Union as the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe” of the 20th century, he meant it.

Source: Atlantic

March 20, 2014

Good News From Ukraine: Everyone Still Hates Hitler

by Matt Ford

All sides in the Crimean crisis are invoking the Third Reich. Why?

Source: Contrary Perspective

March 13, 2014

The Catholic Church's Other Moral Blind Spot

by Michael Gallagher

The Catholic establishment and the Y-2 nuclear protest.

Source: Counterpunch

March 11, 2014

Flirting with Fascists

by Zoltán Grossman

In Ukraine, the enemy of your enemy is not always your friend.

Source: The Daily Beast

March 10, 2014

Why America Must Stop Comparing Ukraine To World War II

by Will Cathcart

Hawkish talk by U.S. politicians and Putin-as-Hitler comparisons are turning the crisis in Crimea into a powder keg that could harm our allies in the region.

Source: New York Times

March 12, 2014

From Anne Frank to Hello Kitty

by Norihiro Kato

Japan has dealt with its wartime crimes by making them "cute."

Source: TomDispatch

March 11, 2014

By the Way, Your Home Is On Fire

by Rebecca Solnit

The climate of change and the dangers of stasis.

Source: Newsworks

March 12, 2014

Calling All Professional Historians: 'Come Out of the Ivory Tower"

by Jonathan Zimmerman

Increasingly, professional historians will no longer be employed at universities.

Source: Chronicle of Higher Education

March 10, 2014

The Technologists' Siren Song

by W. Patrick McCray

Tech buzzwords are a tepid substitute for robust analysis and honest critique.

Source: The Atlantic

March 11, 2014

Why "Cosmos" Can’t Save Public Support for Science

by Audra Wolfe

The Cold War is over, and so is massive military-industrial investment in technology.

Source: The Diplomat

March 11, 2014

'Missing Histories': History Education and China-Japan Relations

by Zheng Wang

Differences in history classrooms reflect the social discourse problems that underline China and Japan’s conflict.

Source: National Review

March 11, 2014

Obama: Ike Redivivus?

by Victor Davis Hanson

Obama admirers have created a complete distortion of “the Eisenhower era.”

Source: New York Times

March 10, 2014

What It Means to Be Catholic Now

by Peter Manseau

One year after the new pope's ascension, a look at where the Catholic Church stands today.

Source: New York Times

March 10, 2014

Why Poland Cares So Much About Ukraine

by Padraic Kenney

For the first time in modern history, Poland does not face an existential threat from Russia. But that doesn't mean Poles have forgotten.

Source: New York Times

March 10, 2014

History as a Collaborative Effort

by Karen Avrich

Karen Avrich co-wrote "Sasha and Emma: the Anarchist Odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman" with her late father, Paul Avrich of Queens College.