 Why Aren’t People Up in Arms About Capitalism these Days?by Steve Fraser
Our times are often compared with the Gilded Age of the 19th century, but back then people complained loudly. Why don’t they today?
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 Why a Long-lasting Peace in Ukraine Is Unlikelyby Christopher Stevens, Ph.D.
In the absence of a grand bargain the incentives for renewed conflict are great.
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 Boko Haram Is Hardly a New Phenomenon in Nigeriaby Moses Ochonu
The surprise is it’s in formal rebellion against western education its members never received.
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 When It Matters that Hollywood Get History Rightby Robert Brent Toplin
Even when Hollywood’s got a good story to tell, the facts matter.
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 Oscars: Real History Is Far More Intriguing than Reel Historyby Bruce Chadwick
Several Oscar Best Picture nominees have been lashed by critics for their misguided history. These movies are just the latest in a long line of very good films that have been chastised for distorting history.
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 The Secret of Abraham Lincoln’s Success as a Writer?by Rosemarie Ostler
He had a reputation as a country bumpkin, but he knew his grammar inside out.
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 Along with a Fresh Start in Cuba, We Need a Fresh Start in Mexicoby Aaron Brown
First on the agenda should be revising American drug laws.
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 Why It’s Time for a New Wave of Constitutional Amendmentsby David O. Stewart
Four waves of amendments have wrought critical changes in the Constitution. The new Congress should commence a fifth.
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 Recalling the First War Against Fascism: Richard Rhodes on the Spanish Civil War (Interview)by Robin Lindley
In his vivid new book "Hell and Good Company: The Spanish Civil War and the World It Made," Rhodes recounts the war through the breakthroughs—military, cultural, medical and more—that took center stage in the bloody worldwide war that followed.
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 “So Help Me God” and the Presidential Oathby David B. Parker
Yet another legacy of the Cold War
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 Review of Andrew Maraniss' "Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South"by Luther Spoehr
What it took to desegregate the Southeastern Conference.
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 Roundup Top 10!
This week's broad sampling of opinion pieces found on the Internet, as selected by the editors of HNN.
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