Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Monday 24 March 2014

 

Putin Didn't Seize Crimea Because Obama is "Weak"
by Sheldon M. Stern
Putin seized Crimea because of Russia's national interests -- and pundits are making fools of themselves when they argue otherwise.
NEWS ABROAD

The Four Biggest Libertarian Myths About the Civil War
by James Oakes
Andrew Napolitano was peddling snake oil on The Daily Show recently about Lincoln and slavery. Here are the facts.
HISTORIANS/HISTORY

Why Hasn't Japan Acknowledged Its World War II-Era Crimes?
by John W. Dower
Actually, Japan has. Kind of. East Asia's "history problem" is far more complex than just Japanese recalcitrance.
NEWS ABROAD

Europe's Post-Cold War Order is Under Threat ... and Not Just from Russia
by Dan Stone
The specter of fascist-tinged parties in on the rise from Kiev to Athens to Paris.
NEWS ABROAD
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The Invisible War Against Rape in the U.S. Military
by Ruth Rosen
The military, with its macho culture and adherence to the chain of command, still tolerates sexual assault and violence. How could it be different?
NEWS AT HOME
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Statistically, It's Never Been Safer to Be Black in America. But That Doesn't Mean Black People are Safe from White Violence.
by Ian Reifowitz
A black person today is half as likely to be murdered as a black person in 1980. But when the murderer of Trayvon Martin walks free, and the murderer of Jordan Davis is not convicted of his gravest crime, it's naive to think race doesn't matter.
NEWS AT HOME

The Secret Life of Teaching: Compensation
by Horace Dewey
In which we see a teacher discuss the only thing more private than his sex life.
EDUCATION

Enough With the Hitler Analogies 
by Christian Karner
Our understanding of World War II has been deeply enriched by a memory boom of books and research. The same cannot be said by the Hitler analogy boom.
NEWS ABROAD

Nick Kristof Ought to Be Paying Attention to History Camp
by Elizabeth M. Covart
The first ever unconference for independent historians proved to be a remarkable success.
HISTORIANS/HISTORY

The Real Problem with Putin's Russia: Vodka 
by Oliver Bullough
Now that the bear is angry again, let's not lose sight of the fact that Russia faces an almost unprecedented public health crisis due to chronic alcoholism.
NEWS ABROAD

Russia: The Aggrieved Great Power
by Leonid Luks
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia turned into an aggrieved colossus -- anxious to restore its status as a world power.
NEWS ABROAD

Putin's Russia is Far More Complicated than a Mere Autocracy
by Mark D. Steinberg
Now that Vladimir Putin is once again considered a dictatorial menace to the Western world, it's worth remembering that he was the subject of vicious mockery within Russia as recently as 2012.
NEWS ABROAD

Life during Wartime 448 - Introducing the Toch Brothers
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JOSHUA BROWN