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A Lack of Plain Old Good Etiquette Is Undermining Our Democracy

by John Baick

People shouldn’t feel free to say anything they want to others with whom they disagree.

Why the Democrats Are Likely to Become the Majority Party for Decades to Come

by Ronald L. Feinman

By 2024 Democrats will have a lock on the White House with 433 electoral votes from 32 states.

Psst! Hillary. Gracie Allen Has Some Free Advice on Running for President.

by Greg Bailey

It’s the lessons she learned when she ran for president in 1940.

The Awful History Behind Rep. Steve King’s Obnoxious Claims about “Subgroups” (That is, Blacks)

by Scott Eastman

The congressman is drawing on racist gibberish cooked up in the 19th century by a racist who influenced Hitler.

Why Historians Have an Obligation to Speak Out Against Trump

by James C. Cobb

History indeed teaches lessons. We should learn from them.

The Fallujah Victory Is Being Oversold

by Robert T. Souza

What’s eluding Iraq are the soft power victories needed to implement permanent change.

The 1968 Police Shoot-out with African Americans that America Forgot

by James D. Robenalt

It happened just 5.6 miles from where Donald Trump will accept the Republican Party’s nomination for president.

Trump Exists Outside the Traditional Left-Right Framework

by Ed Simon

To understand the Trump phenomenon we need to reframe politics. Nietzsche helps.

How I Was Sabotaged by Microsoft

by Thomas Fleming

I had been told by experts not to download Windows 10. Then I discovered it had downloaded anyway. Grrr.

The Appalling Violence of the World’s Three Superpowers

by Lawrence S. Wittner

Russia, China and the USA are among the world’s most violent societies at home and pose the greatest threat to the continued existence of civilization.

The Far-Right’s 50-Year Project to Make America Great Again

by Tula Connell

The rightward shift of the United States since Reagan didn’t happen by accident.

Trump’s an Example of Populism Gone Wrong

by Michael David McQueeney

It’s a story as old as Greek democracy.

Nixon Could Keep A Secret

by Diana Klebanow

Nixon knew George McGovern had fathered a child out of wedlock. He never revealed it.

So the Supreme Court Is Above Politics?

by Ronald L. Feinman

The roll call of justices who sought the presidency suggests the answer is no.

Our Week from Hell

by Walter G. Moss

Race and guns, April 1968 and July 2016.

The U.S. State Department Declares War on Afghanistan’s Pro-American Vice-President (And On All Afghan Uzbeks)

by Brian Glyn Williams

And the New York Times erringly follows its lead.

Edwin Black’s Response

by Edwin Black

A reply to Jeremy Best’s critique of Edwin Black’s “Before Germans Slaughtered Jews They Slaughtered Africans,” which was featured on HNN two months ago.

Germans Slaughtered Blacks Before they Slaughtered Jews, but You Shouldn’t Draw a Line between both Genocides

by Jeremy Best

A critique of Edwin Black’s article, “Before Germans Slaughtered Jews They Slaughtered Africans.”

We’ve Seen the Videos. We’ve Protested the Shootings. Now Let’s Address the Police Violence Problem.

by Michael McQuillan

As MLK observed in 1966, police violence in minority communities is “the main problem in America’s race relations.”

Is ISIS in Retreat?

by John Prados

A lesson from World War II suggests its adoption of costly suicide bombings is evidence it is.