The Shocking Story of Hitler’s Jewish Spyby John Broich
And the lesson it holds for us today as we decide whether to admit Syrian refugees.
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Why Is Studying “Whiteness” Controversial?by Eric Avila
A professor who teaches whiteness studies says it disrupts our way of thinking of white identity as normal.
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The Puzzling Apologies for Woodrow Wilson’s Racism in A. Scott Berg’s Recent Biographyby Sheldon M. Stern
And few noticed until now?
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Between Hillary and Bernie: Who’s the Real Progressive?by Ronald L. Feinman
A historian finds both can make a compelling argument.
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Still Misleading America About Thomas Jeffersonby John Fea
Faux historian David Barton can keep saying Jefferson wanted a Christian America but it’s not true.
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Barack Obama’s About to Become an Ex-Presidentby Cody Foster
But what kind of ex-president is he going to be?
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A Close Observer of Congress Reports that Senators of Both Parties Still Cooperateby Donald Ritchie
A surprising amount of business, both small and large, is done with unanimous consent, meaning without any dissent, says a former Senate historian.
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The Strange Legacy of the Weird Fascination with the Occult in the 60s and 70sby George Case
It’s made our politics much more susceptible to irrationality.
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Barack Obama: More Hawk Than Doveby Murray Polner
Barack Obama missed a great opportunity to change the course of US foreign policy.
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Think Bush v. Gore Was Contentious? There’s Another Election Where the Rival Candidate was Shot and Killed.by Edward B. Foley
It happened in Kentucky in 1899 in a blatantly stolen election.
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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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