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The Long History of Hate Speech by M. Alison Kibler The terms have changed, from racial ridicule to group libel and then hate speech, but the regulation of hate speech stands out as twentieth century tradition, not a new culture war.

Lincoln's Second Inaugural on Its 150th Birthday by James W Loewen It's the greatest presidential speech in history, but for a long time, it was either forgotten or misconstrued.

When Did Mandatory Vaccinations Become Common? by Cristina Valldejuli Anti-Vaxxers are upset with mandatory Measles vaccinations. But mandatory vaccinations have a long history in the United States.

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Birth of a Freedom Anthem by Ethan J. Kytle and Blain Roberts The long, biracial history of “We Shall Overcome.”

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Spoof: Great Women of History (And Their Husbands) Host Peter Carlisle presents key women in history (and the husbands that made them who they are) in this collection of the popular Saturday Morning Special from 1987, the year of the first ever Women's History Month.

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Israel votes Apartheid by Neve Gordon "At least now there will be no liberal Zionist façade, camouflaging Israel’s unwillingness to dismantle its colonial project "

Hillary and Historians by Jeffrey Frank The email controversy is really about the obstruction of history, the deletion of America’s past, intentional or not.

The New American Order by Tom Engelhardt 1% Elections, The Privatization of the State, a Fourth Branch of Government, and the Demobilization of "We the People"

Why is Islamic State destroying Iraq’s historical heritage? by Siamak Nooraei The Islamist organisation’s wanton annihilation of Iraq’s history is a shock ploy designed to recruit soldiers and boost morale in the face of military threat.

Putting a Woman on the $20 Bill Which woman would you pick?

How humans became human by Avi Tuschman In an international bestseller Youval Harari lays out a grand new history of our species focusing on 3 major revolutions: Cognitive Revolution, Agricultural Revolution, Scientific Revolution.

Noam Chomsky on the Roots of American Racism by George Yancy and Noam Chomsky Slavery and oppression of nonwhites were built into the foundations of the United States, and they didn’t end in 1865.

I liked the movie, but “Selma” missed a few teaching moments by Julian E. Zelizer There has been a lot written about what is wrong or right with the film Selma. Here are a few unexplored points.

Japan’s Abe Shinzo’s Plan to Dominate Okinawa by Gavan McCormack A grand, and massively unequal, struggle over the future of Japan is underway. It’s Okinawa’s protesters against the weight of Abe’s government.

Richer and Poorer by Jill Lepore Accounting for inequality.

Gov. Aycock and the tug-of-war over NC history by Tim Tyson Neither those who wish to rename buildings nor those who wish to leave these monuments present an ideal solution. What would be best is to erect plaques explaining Aycock’s legacy.

A Christian Nation? Since When? by Kevin M. Kruse America may be a nation of believers, but when it comes to this country’s identity as a “Christian nation,” our beliefs are all over the map.

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Stolen Iraqi Artefacts Returned More than 60 Iraqi treasures, illegally smuggled into the USA, have been returned to the Republic of Iraq this week.

Japanese scholars criticize U.S. history textbook A group of 19 Japanese historians and scholars plan to file a protest with U.S. publisher McGraw-Hill, claiming a history textbook it published in 2011 contains a number of “factual errors” on the “comfort women” issue.

Cheney Says Obama Is Worst President Ever “I look at Barack Obama and I see the worst president of my lifetime, without question."

The first space walk happened 50 years ago, and nearly ended in disaster Imagine the calmness of mind required to cope when something goes wrong, beyond the help of fellow cosmonauts – exactly what happened to Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov.

William B. Ewald Jr., Eisenhower Aide and Author, Dies at 89 He found the former president to be a meticulous editor and unusually sparing in personal invective — in print — because he rarely carried a grudge for long. One exception was Senator Joseph R. McCarthy.

Iran, Tom Cotton and the Bizarre History of the Logan Act It’s been over 200 years since members of Congress wore white silk stockings and silver shoe buckles on the House floor, but if you read Tom Cotton’s letter to the leaders of Iran, you wouldn’t necessarily know it.

Can we save history from ISIS vandals? Several research groups are using technology and local contacts to try and document and save some of the treasures.

George Washington was the last US president to face an all-out foreign policy uprising “To the degree that the current right-wing Republicans don’t think that Obama represents the best interests of the country, they felt the same way about Washington.”

Remains in Madrid Are Believed to Be Those of Cervantes In a discovery that could create a new venue for literary pilgrims, Spanish investigators said on Tuesday that they might have located part of the remains of Cervantes, whose novel “Don Quixote” has enthralled readers over centuries.

From fascism to parking tickets – some odd Magna Carta moments Eight hundred years after King John made history when he fixed his seal to the Magna Carta, the public is being re-introduced to one of the most famous documents in political history.