Roundup

Why Caesar crossed the Rubican is newly relevant

by Cavan W. Concannon

He made the drastic decision because he feared when his term of office was up he’d lose immunity and could be prosecuted for his crimes.

How Americans Described Evil Before Hitler

by Gavriel Rosenfeld

Commentators compared the Nazi leader to Napoleon, Philip of Macedon, and Nebuchadnezzar.

Stumbling Toward Armageddon

by Sergey Radchenko

Newly declassified documents show why the Americans and the Soviets came so close to war in 1973.

The Catholic Church’s grim history of ignoring priestly pedophilia – and silencing would-be whistleblowers

by Brian Clites

While the problem of priestly pedophilia might be centuries old, the modern paper trail began only after World War II.

Hating Muslims in the Age of Trump

by Juan Cole

The New Islamophobia Looks Like the Old McCarthyism.

The dark side of American conservatism has taken over

by Max Boot

It would be nice to think that Donald Trump is an anomaly who came out of nowhere to take over an otherwise sane and sober movement. But it just isn’t so.

The Kavanaughs of the Founding generation

by Laura Ellyn Smith

Even in the nation’s early days, accusations of sexual misconduct were treated as a political smear.

The Senate has lost its way

by Dov Weinryb Grohsgal

With Sens. Jeff Flake and Susan Collins’s decision to vote for Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh on Friday, ensuring his confirmation, the case of Clement Haynsworth offers another important comparison.

The Vicious Entrenchment Circle: Thoughts on a Lifetime with a Republican-Controlled Court

by Marty Lederman

By the time the Court’s current Term ends in June, it will have been more than 50 years of GOP-appointed control.

Conservatives’ self-delusion on race

by Joshua Tait

How the right created the illusion of colorblindness.

Think journalism’s a tough field today?

by Randall S. Sumpter

Try being a reporter in the Gilded Age.

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

Trump Even Inherited His Self-Made Myth

by Timothy L. O’Brien

His wealth had everything to do with his father, including the fable of how it happened.

How Real Estate Segregated America

by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Real-estate interests have long wielded an outsized influence over national housing policy—to the detriment of African Americans.

America’s Missing Labor Party

by David Sessions

The history of strikes shows that, for lasting success, workers need to capture political power.

Politicians have long used the ‘forgotten man’ to win elections

by Donald Critchlow

The silent majority spoke in 1968 and again 1972 by voting a Republican into the White House, just as they did in 2016 when they voted for Donald Trump.

Women are deeply divided on Brett Kavanaugh

by Michelle Nickerson and Emily Suzanne Johnson

Here’s why.

Some People Are Better than Others: A Bedrock GOP Belief Since 1980

by Heather Cox Richardson

The Kavanaugh case exposes this.

On the Supreme Court, Difficult Nominations Have Led to Historical Injustices

by Calvin Schermerhorn

Far from being unusual, the hurried and partisan Supreme Court confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh mirrors several notable examples of similarly politicized confirmations in U.S. history.

Roundup Top 10!

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