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Do You Remember William P. Rogers?

by Dr. Justin P. Coffey

Few recall he served as both attorney general under Ike and secretary of state under Nixon. But they should.

The Anarchist Who Stood Up to Lenin and the Bolshevik Coup of October 1917

by Sergey V. Saytanov

His name was Peter Kropotkin. We should remember him.

The List of Presidential Assassination Attempts Is Shockingly Longer than Anyone Thought

by Mel Ayton

A new study shows that half a dozen presidents faced the threat of death in cases that were hushed up.

What Libertarianism Means Today

by Richard Striner

Modern libertarianism was born in the Nixon years as a reaction to the imperial presidency.

This is One Reason the World Is on Fire

by Lawrence Davidson

Millions of people, Muslims, Jews and Christians and others not only still idealize a religiously imagined past, but want, in one way or another, to import that past into the present.

Wearing a Beard? Watch Out! You May Be Profiled

by Rebecca Herzig

Once upon a time, a beardless face defined otherness. Now a thick, full beard does. What happened?

Leave the Confederate Statues in Place. But Change the Inscriptions.

by Walter D. Kamphoefner

These are some the University of Texas might employ.

Are Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament Agreements of Any Value?

by Lawrence S. Wittner

What do they tell us about the Iran nuclear deal?

The Historian Who Evolved the Same Way as Atticus Finch

by David B. Parker

His name was Francis B. Simkins. In the 30s he praised Reconstruction. By the 1950s he was an apologist for lynching.

How Does the Most Famous Border State Feel About the Confederate Flag?

by Cody J. Foster

In today’s debate concerning the Confederate flag, neutrality is just as foggy in Kentucky as it was during the Civil War.

Daintiness, Blather, and the Confederate Flag

by Leslie Kitchen

"I agree that it is a symbol of their heritage, but theirs is a heritage that has been saturated in racism from its very beginnings. They know this. They just don’t like to talk about the truth."

The Supreme Court Case that Proves that the Antebellum South Wasn’t Really Concerned with States Rights

by Roy Finkenbine

Texas politicians who just approved textbooks that claim the South seceded over states rights need to read this article.

The Radical and Deep Insights of Pope Francis’s Environmental Encyclical

by Walter G. Moss

Many conservatives have criticized it, but it reflects religious values expressed through the ages by people of many religious faiths.

What the Debate About the Confederate Flag Reveals

by Stephen R. Leccese

Americans need to study history.

It’s Worse for Jews Now than It’s Been Since the 1930s and 1940s

by Edwin Black

An interview with the Anti-Defamation League’s Abraham Foxman, who’s retiring after 50 years service.

Why Aren’t Pro-Life Evangelical Christians Appalled by America’s Record of Gun Violence?

by Lawrence S. Wittner

They preach love, but turn a blind eye toward the deaths of 30,000 by guns each year.

Their Father Was American. North Korea Won’t Let Them Go

by John Sweeney

The sad story of two brothers, now in their thirties, whose mother was kidnapped by North Korea.

The Strange Beef Jefferson Had with the European Naturalist, Comte Buffon

by M. Andrew Holowchak

When Buffon claimed that animals and plants in America were inferior to Europe, Jefferson tried to prove he was wrong. Really?

Who Did in the Counterculture? An Interview With Ron Jacobs

by Aaron Leonard

In his new book, Jacobs explains the role Nixon, corporations and the police played.

October 18, 1962: This Is What It’s Like in the White House in an International Crisis (Part 3)

by Sheldon M. Stern

The frightening debate inside the White House at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis.