Roundup

Trump doesn’t have authority to order strikes against Syria

by Andrew J. Bacevich

That authority rests with the Congress.

Why Black Lives Matter Still Matters

by Peniel E. Joseph

Three years after BLM launched a nationwide uprising against police violence, what's next for the movement? 

How ‘Mr. Wilson’s War’ Shaped the World Order

by Arthur Herman

While Woodrow Wilson may have entered World War I in part for the wrong reasons — to fulfill utopian dreams — 100 years later his decision stands as the right one. In the final analysis, it has made the world, and the U.S., safer.

Obsession With the Russia Connection Is a High-Risk Anti-Trump Strategy

by Greg Grandin

It lets Democrats off the hook for their own failures—and betting the resistance on finding a smoking gun is a fool’s game.

Could 'America First' Lead to War?

by Graham Allison

China and the U.S. are each intent on greatness. Those visions may not be compatible.

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

Democratizing U.S. Foreign Policy

by Daniel Bessner and Stephen Wertheim

In order to restore public trust, foreign policy experts must engage citizens in different, more democratic ways. Fortunately, American history offers guidance for bringing experts and the public back together.

Resurrecting Another ‘Big Lie’: The Myth of Social Security as ‘Ponzi Scheme’

by Bernard A. Weisberger

This especially ugly lie resurfaces periodically like the Loch Ness Monster and the Abominable Snowman and is just as devoid of proof, but at least those fakes are harmless.

Democratizing the Great Books

by Casey N. Blake, Roosevelt Montás and Tamara Mann Tweel

At a time when many of the values that underpin our democracy are under threat, educators of whatever political disposition should introduce students to the history of ideas that have shaped our contemporary world.

Where Evangelicals Came From

by Garry Wills

Trump has a style that seems like no style to the “proper” viewer, the “politically correct.” But it's familiar to evangelicals.

The Importance of National Myths

by Steven Conn

What "Make America Great Again" encapsulated managed to fire up just enough people in just enough places that it won the election.

Trump may not be a fascist, but teachers should have the freedom to ask students the question

by Jonathan Zimmerman

Teachers are the public servants who are charged with cultivating an informed public. The question is whether the rest of us will let them do it.

The Missing Link: Conservative Abolitionists, Slavery, and Yale

by Eric Herschthal

The fortunes of our nation’s universities depended not only on slaveholders, but on their strange and sometime allies, conservative abolitionists.

After Health Bill’s Defeat, What Trump Can Learn From L.B.J.

by Michael Beschloss

Unlike Donald Trump, Lyndon Johnson had years of political experience that enabled him to pass his landmark Medicare legislation.

America's Cult of Ignorance—And the Death of Expertise

by Tom Nichols

More people are better educated than ever before, and knowledge is easier to come by. So why do we so often scorn those who plainly know more than we do?

Do Millennial Men Want Stay-at-Home Wives?

by Stephanie Coontz

New research indicates a stall, maybe even a retreat, in the movement toward gender equality.

Video of the Week: House Detectives

by Scott Rensberger

How 2 women in Washington DC turned a love of research into a business. Their mission is to help homeowners find out who previously lived in their homes and neighborhood.

Roundup Top 10!

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

A Liberal Fantasy Ripped from a Hollywood Script

by Jeff Greenfield

No, Democrats—the 25th Amendment won’t save you from Donald Trump.

Video of the Week: The Fallen of World War 2

The Fallen of World War II is an interactive documentary that examines the human cost of the second World War and the decline in battle deaths in the years since the war.