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Why Didn't Obama Say "Under God" in His Recitation of the Gettysburg Address?

by John Fea

Simple: Because "under God" isn't in the version Obama was asked to read.

Would We Still Have Had "The Sixties" If Kennedy Had Lived?

by James T. Patterson

Remember, the turmoil of the 1960s stemmed from forces unrelated to JFK's assassination.

Why Lee Harvey Oswald Pulled the Trigger

by Steven M. Gillon

The Warren Commission painted him as a disaffected sociopath. But Oswald actually had a political reason to kill JFK: to impress Castro.

Does PBS's "JFK" Whitewash Kennedy's Flaws?

by Sheldon M. Stern

The new PBS documentary fails to rise above the imagery crafted by Arthur Schlesinger and Theodore Sorensen in the 1960s.

Will Typhoon Haiyan Cause Meaningful Political Reform in the Philippines?

by Richard T. Chu

Natural disasters can often spark political reforms, especially in corrupt and nepotistic countries like the Philippines. But here's why that probably won't happen.

Is the "Yellow Peril" Dead?

by Ellen D. Wu

How Asian Americans became the model minority -- and why whites still consider them to be a threat.

The Silver Lining of Obama's Weak America

by Daniel Pipes

Obama's weakness is forcing America's allies to step up.

The Kennedys and Martin Luther King

by Yohuru Williams

King and the Kennedys remain important symbols of the power of hope and the promise of a just democracy.

Abraham Lincoln Never Believed in Racial Equality

by Alan J. Singer

"I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races."

Veterans Day, Ninety-Five Years On

by Adam Hochschild and Joe Sacco

The enduring folly of the Battle of the Somme.

Thanks for Scuttling the Nuclear Deal with Iran, France

by Juan Cole

French foreign minister Laurent Fabius threw cold water on the negotiations in Geneva on Saturday.

Exhuming Yasser Arafat

by Alex Lubin

Authorities have confirmed that the Palestinian leader was poisoned.

Veterans Day in Ireland

by Jason R. Myers

For one thing, it's not Veterans Day, it's Remembrance Day. For another, it's not an official holiday, even though some 200,000 Irishman fought in World War I.

History Gets Into Bed with Psychology, and It’s a Happy Match

by Carol Tavris

History gives us the data of our march of folly. Cognitive science shows why.

Raise the Minimum Wage

by Lawrence S. Wittner

The richest nation on earth has millions of full-time employees earning poverty-level wages.

David Dennis on the Nazi Distortion of the Western Tradition [INTERVIEW]

by Robin Lindley

The Nazis tried to put their stamp on the entirety of the Western canon.

Prepare to Welcome Our Troops Home from Afghanistan

by Vaughn Davis Bornet

America's longest war will soon be over.

The Seven Greatest Naval Blunders in History

by Bill Fawcett

Or, how stupid decisions combined with general incompetence tends to lead to failure.

Is the Arab World Shifting to Russia?

by Juan Cole

In the 1960s, America competed with the Soviet Union for influence in the Arab world. Is it back to the future for diplomacy in the Middle East?

Lancaster, PA: Home of the Worst President (and Best Congressman) in American History

by M.J. Rosenberg

Lancaster was home to both James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens.