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Truman on Trial: Links to Sites on the Internet Concerning Hiroshima

by HNN Staff

The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II: A Collection of Primary SourcesThe Enola Gay ControversyScholars debate Hiroshima and Gar Alperovitz on H-Net. Robert Ferrell's book about Truman and the bomb

HNN Poll: Should We Send More Troops to Iraq?

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HNN Poll: Should Hastert Be Forced to Resign?

Dennis Hastert is the 59th Speaker of the House of Representatives. He is second in line to the presidency. Should he be forced out of Congress for allegedly looking the other way when evidence surfaced implicating Rep. Mark Foley in improprieties? History suggests that

HNN Poll: Do You Favor the Appointment of Harriet Miers?

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HNN Poll: Is Iraq Developing into a Quagmire?

Are we getting bogged down in Iraq? Is it a quagmire? If so, what do we mean by quagmire? Vietnam? Was Vietnam a quagmire? Post your comments below.Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (Press briefing, June 30, 2003)... As we celebrate our liberty, it's worth taking a moment to reflect on the challenges that our country faced in its early years. It was a period of chaos a

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Truman on Trial: The Defense, Opening Argument

by Ronald Radosh

It now seems to be the season for identifying American war criminals. We have gone through somewhat of a national debate about whether or not Bob Kerrey committed crimes of war in Vietnam, and the journalist Christopher Hitchens has sought in a best-selling book to accuse Henry Kissinger of war crimes. Now Philip Nobile comes forth with his own ongoing campaign---to rewrite the verdict of history by forging a new consensus---one that would cast Harry S. Truman as a war criminal for giving the or

HNN Poll: What Does Katrina Tell Us About American Society?

Note Registration was not required to post a comment on this page. Anyone could participate. We do ask all readers to abide by our civility guidelines whether they register or not. Registration is now required, as the time for the poll has passedNews Story:Jesse Jackson describes the New Orleans convention center, where tens of thousands live in feti

Truman on Trial: Letters to the Editor

by HNN Staff

NEW 8-9-01JAPAN WAS NOT ON THE VERGE OF SURRENDER Not guilty. Sadao Asada's article,"The Shock of the Atomic Bomb and Japan's Decision to Surrender--- A Reconsideration," is only a few years old and has not had much time to percolate, but at least two of the not-guilty jurors cite it. The article was run in the November 1998 Pacific Historical Review and subsequently won the American Historical Association's Lewis Knott Koontz Award. Asada (Doshisha Universi

Truman on Trial: The Prosecution, Opening Argument

by Philip Nobile

"The laws of war do not apply only to the suspected criminals of vanquished nations. There is no moral or legal basis for immunizing victorious nations from scrutiny. The laws of war are not a one-way street."Telford Taylor, The Anatomy of the Nuremberg TrialsPREAMBLE I accuse President Harry S Truman of war crimes under Article 6 of the Nuremberg Charter outlawing"the wanton destruction of cities, towns, and villages, or dev

HNN Poll: Are We at a Turning Point in Iraq?

Here's a scenario for you: American aircraft are firing into residential neighborhoods inhabited by the very people we claim to be protecting; American casualties are spiking; local security forces we've built and supported collapse or flee the scene; American officials are confined to their "compounds" because of "security worries"; top officials are rushing on

HNN Poll: What Factors Are Likely to Shape the Election of 2004?

KEY 1 (Party Mandate): After the midterm elections, the incumbent party holds more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives than it did after the previous midterm elections. KEY 2 (Contest): There is no serious contest for the incumbent-party nomination. KEY 3 (Incumbency): The incumbent-party candidate is the sitting president. KEY 4 (Third party): There is no significant third-party or independent campaign.

HNN Poll: The Bipartisan Flight from Reality

by HNN Staff

In the latest issue of the New York Times Magazine Peter G. Peterson--the former commerce secretary--blasts Republicans and Democrats alike for advocating policies that could bankrupt the United States, or at least foist trillions of dollars of debt on our children. He notes that in just two years we have gone from a projected 6 trillion dollar surplus to a projected 4 trillion dollar deficit--a 10 trillion dollar swing in government finances: "

George Washington's Philadelphia Slave Quarters

by Edward Lawler, Jr.

In the movie The Sixth Sense, the boy who sees dead people is sitting in his classroom and his teacher asks, "What was the capital of the United States from 1790 to 1800?" No one in the class knows the answer, and probably not one in a hundred Americans watching the movie knew that it was Philadelphia. Until earlier this year, had the question been, "Where was the Philadelphia 'White House' and what did it look like?" perhaps one in a million could have got

Do Guns Cause Crime?

by Don B. Kates

A criminologist's take.

Do Guns Cause Crime? Reply to Mr. Lambert

by Donald Kates

1. CRITICISM OR MEANINGLESS QUIBBLES? Mr. Lambert charges I "pretend to provide [HNN readers] a criminologist's perspective on the guns-crime question, but only quotes from pro-gun criminologists.... nowhere does he address or even the mention the work of Zimring and Hawkins or Cook and Ludwig...." In evaluating these charges it is important to bear in mind that the object of my article was not summarizing the American gun debate but discussing Prof. Malcolm's