No Longer Post-9/11
Some events are so dramatic – and often traumatic – that they define an era. Every American who was an adult on December 7, 1941, remembers where they were when they learned that the Japanese ....
Category: Twentieth Century History
How Democracies Die: A Book Review
With America staring down the barrel of a possible second Trump term, it is a good time to reevaluate assumptions about how robust our democracy is. Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, two political scientists at ....
Israel/Palestine: The Attack
1. Parable of Israel and Palestine A man named Sky is on the second floor of a burning building. He opens a window and jumps out to escape the flames. He lands on and knocks ....
Sanders in the Cold War
Some facts to keep in mind next time you hear a discussion of Bernie Sanders' statements in the 1980s about cold war opponents: The World Court ruled against the US for its military aggression against ....
Thank You, Neville Chamberlain
Barry A. Klinger, 11 August 2015 Charles Lindbergh speaks at America First rally, October 1941. [Photo source]. "The world has learned key lessons from this episode. (1) Placating a bully such as Hitler only indicates ....
Did Ronald Reagan Destroy the Soviet Union?
Barry A. Klinger, June 2004 Reagan and Gorbachev, 1987, [from wikipedia].. "The idea that Reagan’s militarism was a major factor in destroying the Soviet Union has become something of the consensus view in mainstream America. ....