Recently Published

Kickstarting History

by Anthony Clark

I've financed my own research project using Kickstarter.

Investigating the Theft of the American Dream with Hedrick Smith (INTERVIEW)

by Robin Lindley

Renowed journalist Hedrick Smith on how powerful forces in the past four decades shifted wealth to the very rich and divided America.

The Republican Party's Hidden Racial History

by Timothy N. Thurber

The GOP had a fraught relationship with black voters even before the Civil Rights Act.

I Never Thought I'd Live to See the Day...

by Juan Cole

...when the pope and the president of Iran are more doctrinally flexible than the GOP.

Debunking David Barton's Jefferson Lies

by Chris Rodda

Because they still need to be debunked.

Deep Trouble in America's Slaughterhouses

by Lauren Coodley

Upton Sinclair would be appalled at the lack of regulation of the meat industry, one hundred years after "The Jungle."

Letter to an Unknown Whistleblower

by Tom Engelhardt

How the security state’s mania for secrecy will create you.

America's Fierce Quarrel over Entry into World War II (INTERVIEW)

by Robin Lindley

Historian Lynne Olson on FDR, Charles Lindbergh and the dispute over entry into World War II.

The New Historical Link between Vietnam and Iraq

by Matt Jacobs

Will future historians speak of the "Iraq Syndrome"?

Wars are Won Neither By Lies Nor By Firepower

by William J. Astore

Nor are wars won when honest efforts to critique tactics are stonewalled by the military establishment.

The Winners and Losers of the U.S.-Russia Deal

by Juan Cole

The Kerry-Lavrov agreement may be the inflection point when the U.S. stops being the sole superpower.

Are You Smarter than Your Smartphone?

by Walter G. Moss

Insights from the great philosophers.

Eliminating Nuclear Weapons is Just as Important as Eliminating Chemical Weapons

by Lawrence S. Wittner

Syria should be a wake-up call for all nations: weapons of mass destruction are dangerous by their very nature.

Why Are Chemical Weapons So Bad?

by Thomas I. Faith

"War is abhorrent to the individual, yet he accepts blowing men to pieces with high explosives ... however, to burn the skin of a man outrages all his civilized instincts."

Historians Give Barack Obama a B-

by HNN Staff

The president was graded by 203 historians on 16 different criteria.

The Hill to the Rescue on Syria?

by Andrew Bacevich

Don't hold your breath.

Why are World War II-Era Purple Hearts Still Awarded?

by D.M. Giangreco

So many were produced for the abortive invasion of Japan, WWII-era Purple Hearts continue to be issued to wounded or killed American servicemen.

Remember the Maine?

by Jeremy Kuzmarov

History provides reasons to be skeptical of the administration's chemical weapons claim in Syria.

First Long-Term Study of Chronic Diseases in U.S. Threatened by Sequestration

by Alison Bateman-House

The Framingham Heart Study, which has been collecting data since 1948, faces a 40 percent budget cut thanks to congressional deadlock.

The Real Goal of Obama's Syria Policy

by James L. Gelvin

A limited bombing campaign won't bring down Assad, but that's not the point -- it's to convince the government that the military situation is stalemated.