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Vietnam: America’s Latest Forgotten War by Joe Renouard The worst memories of the Vietnam War are fading. Even in Vietnam. This may be a very good thing, indeed.

The Woman Who Liberated Herself from Sobibor by Richard Rashke In memory of Esther Terner Raab, 1922-2015.

It's high time for Pope Francis to open the Vatican Bank's files by Gerald Posner When it comes to the Vatican Bank, a dose of law and order seems long overdue.

Just Why Did Nixon Go to Venezuela in 1958 Anyway? by Manny Chavez It was obvious to our embassy that disaster loomed.

What Was on the Minds of the Big Three at Potsdam? by Michael S. Neiberg It wasn't the looming Cold War. It was the way World War I had ended. Call that the power of analogies from history.

Does King’s Dream Delude Us? by Mike McQuillan What a sixty-two year old man wonders after attending a conference on race in Richmond.

This Is Why Visiting Historic Places Is so Important by Ron Eisenman A Vermont school teacher visits the Mississippi Delta and comes away floored.

Is Vladimir Putin an Ideologue, Idealist, or Opportunist? by Walter Moss Although Putin is not an ideologue but more of an opportunist, he still possesses some values. The surprise is which values.

Ronald Reagan Would Have Loved Rory Kennedy’s “Last Days in Vietnam” by Ron Briley Last Days in Vietnam is an intriguing look at the fall of Saigon, but it is often quite misleading in its larger depiction of the Vietnam War and its meaning.

Remembering our Greatest Mission by William Lambers It was an operation over the Netherlands near the end of World War II. It was not bombs they were dropping — it was food.

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