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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.

The Risks of Coercive Naval Diplomacy

by Douglas Peifer

Case Study: McKinley’s decision to send the USS Maine to Spanish Cuba in January 1898.

Let’s Hold a Convention in … Cleveland?

by Stan M. Haynes

Yup. It’s the 3rd time.

The Sound of Bigotry

by Rockwell Stensrud

Bigotry has long had a voice in American politics. It has an East Coast edge, a Midwest flatness, a Southern drawl, a West Coast slackness.

Why President Donald Trump Could Be as Bad as Nixon – Or Worse

by Ronald L. Feinman

Like Nixon he's full of resentments, hates his enemies, declares war on the media, and has the support of the Archie Bunker demographic. What’s not to worry about?

Alzheimer’s Dementia and a World in Denial

by Rod Tanchanco

Why we are reluctant to accept a diagnosis in friends and family.

How to Vote for 3rd Party Candidates without Worrying You’re Throwing Your Vote Away

by Okla Elliott

It’s by establishing a system of ranked-choice voting. Ranked what? Read on.

Why It’s Been So Effective to Ridicule Syria’s Bashar al-Assad as a Pathetic Finger Puppet

by Marwan M. Kraidy

The essential medium of political expression in the Arab Spring was not cell phone texting or Twitter but something more fundamental: the human body.

Why We Don’t Care About Rural Schools – And Why We Should

by Campbell F. Scribner

A fight in Iowa and Vermont over schools has implications for the rest of the country.

President Obama Should Deny Donald Trump the Courtesy of a National Security Briefing

by Greg Bailey  

Trump can’t be trusted with America’s secrets.

The Chilcot Report: Hollow Vindication for the War's Critics

by Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore

The British report on Iraq confirms the worst suspicions of the war's critics, including this:  Bush was determined to wage war no matter what the facts. 

The Horrifying Ways Plain Old Ignorance Bolsters Racism

by Ilya Somin

Ignorance promotes prejudice, zero-sum thinking and the fear of out groups.

The Shameful History of GOP Vote Suppression Started in the 1870s

by Daniel Czitrom

Back then they were trying to block urban voters.

Should We Really Have Been Shocked by the Brexit Vote?

by Joe Krulder

The fact is Europe’s changed since the 2008 financial crisis.