Merkel Lashes Out Against Russia In Post G-20 Remarks
Vladimir Putin’s latest actions seems to have exhausted Germany’s patience.
Putin Makes Waves At G-20 Summit Over Ukraine, Reportedly Leaving Early
Vladimir Putin’s reception at the G-20 Summit in Australia has been less than warm thanks to recent events in Ukraine.
Mike Huckabee Invokes Martin Luther King Jr. To Argue Against Marriage Equality
Once again, conservatives demonstrate how little they understand minority voters.
Jim ‘Pee Wee’ Martin Jumps into Normandy Again 70 Years Later
On of the last surviving members of the “Band of Brothers” does it again.
When Did Posters From A Defeated Murderous Dictatorship Become Pop Art?
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney’s choices in home decor raise an interesting question.
Henry Kissinger’s Annoying Habit of Being Right
Benjamin Wallace-Wells wonders with some irritation “Why Henry Kissinger Never Goes Away.”
Frederick Mayer, Real ‘Inglorious Basterd,’ Denied Medal of Honor Again
A Jewish-American OSS hero has been denied the nation’s highest military honor.
Explaining The Conservative Love Affair With Vladimir Putin: It’s All About Opposing Obama
The bizarre conservative love affair with Vladimir Putin continues.
The Cultural Conservative Love Affair With Vladimir Putin Is Quite Odd
Vladimir Putin seems to be getting a lot of love from cultural conservatives in the United States.
On Iran, Diplomacy Beats Containment, And Containment Is Smarter Than Military Action
There are many choices in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program there are many choices, but some are better than others.
No, The Iranian Nuclear Program Deal Isn’t Like Munich
The opponents of the temporary deal reached in Geneva have been making some ridiculous historical analogies.
Women Were Nazis, Too
Wendy Lower documents the half-million women who helped Hitler carry out the Holocaust.
Cruz Needs to Work on his Analogies (and His Analysis)
Nazi comparisons are only helpful when discussing actual Nazis.
Logistics of Chemical Weapon Destruction
The destruction of Syria’s stockpiles will be slow and laborious even if all goes according to script.
Syria And The “Isolationist” Smear
Opposing interventionism and unnecessary and unwise military engagements is not isolationism.
Auschwitz Kommandant’s Daughter
Washington Post Magazine profiles a local woman with a horrible secret: her father designed and ran Auschwitz.
The Republican Candidates And The Separation Of Church And State
The Republican candidates for President are blurring what should be a pretty clear line.
December 7, 1951 v. September 11, 2011
Not every 10th anniversary of a horrible surprise attack has been treated the same.
Hitler Comparisons and Bad History
Contrary to popular belief, Adolf Hitler didn’t come to power by democratic means or because of his ability to whip the public into a frenzy.
