Tag Archives: American Civil War

Lincoln, FDR and Sizing Up Donald Trump

What are the keys to wartime presidential leadership?

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The War That Never Ended

The American Civil War – then and now: A reflection 50 years after Martin Luther King’s death.

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The U.S. Civil War Continues

One of the biggest hoaxes of American history is that the Civil War ended back in 1865. Battling over racism then, health care now, U.S. society is still at war with itself.

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Why Americans Love Bombardment

Has justice through retribution become the new American virtue?

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Germerica: The German Love Affair with America

What tied Germany and the United States together for over two centuries?

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Pity the Germans!

Why can the U.S. military detain anyone worldwide for exercising press freedom?

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National Security and Climate Change

Americans are loath to take action on climate change. Will they be more open-minded when the issue is cast national security terms?

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Merkel’s European Message

Why must Germany step up its game if Europe is to survive its crisis?

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Default and the Sectarian Temptation: America’s Achilles’ Heel

How has sectarianism caused the United States to run suicidal risks — repeatedly and unnecessarily?

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Reinventing America: Putting the “US” Back into the United States

Why does such a high degree of corrosive disunity persist in the United States?

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