HNN Rundowns
Up Front
 Olympics Hot Topic |
 Too Many Monsters in Our Closet Richard Striner |
 The Olympics: New Model for Foreign Policy? Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica |
Point/Counterpoint: American Exceptionalism
 View from the Left Eli Zaretsky |
 View from the Right Jarrett Stepman |
News at Home
 Fantasy of Absolute Safety is Killing Us, Even in Movie Theaters Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica |
 How Long Will We Let the National Rifle Association and Corrupt Politicians Kill Our Children? Juan Cole |
 Should You Own Property to Be Able to Vote? Even Thomas Jefferson Couldn't Make Up His Mind Matthew E. Crow |
 The Future of Newspapers? Watch the Nineteenth Century Adam Arenson |
 Ignoring the Homeless is Un-American Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica |
 Toppling Dictators Can Be Dangerous, Even If You Are Exceptional Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica |
News Abroad
 Unlike Mitt Romney, Most Americans Want to Cut U.S. Military Spending Lawrence S. Wittner |
 Obama’s Killing Problem -- Or Ours? Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica |
Historians & History
 The Cuban Missile Crisis: The View from Okinawa Jon Mitchell |
Culture Watch
 Serious Money Is a Serious Attack on World Finances Bruce Chadwick |
 History Takes Over the Summer Outdoor Movie Festivals Bruce Chadwick |
Books
 Review of John Sbardellati's J. Edgar Hoover Goes to the Movies: The FBI and the Origins of Hollywood’s Cold War Andrew Feffer |
 Review of Robert W. Merry's Where They Stand: The American Presidents in the Eyes of Voters and Historians Jim Cullen |
2012-07-22 21:34
Up Front
Obama’s Killing Problem -- Or Ours? Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica |
 David Barton's The Jefferson Lies Voted the Least Credible History Book in Print |
 The War on Drugs and the Wars on Mexico Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica |
Blogs
 Still Waiting... Josh Brown's Life During Wartime |
 Slavery and “Big Government”: The Emancipation Proclamation’s Lessons 150 Years Later Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica |
News at Home
 New Scandals Show the Financial System Needs Repair Robert Brent Toplin |
News Abroad
 Channelling George Washington: The End of China's New Class Thomas Fleming |
Historians & History
 The Space Needle at Fifty -- Historian and Writer Knute Berger on His History of the Seattle Landmark Robin Lindley |
 Don't Listen to the Naysayers -- The New Deal Helped to End the Depression Anthony D'Agostino |
 The Rise of the Nazis, and Other Absurdities in Politics Jerome Braun |
 Clinton's Laos Visit is an Opportunity to Shed Light on the Devastation of Vietnam Jeremy Kuzmarov |
Culture Watch
 A Graphic Musical Look at the History of Military Rule in Africa Bruce Chadwick |
 History Explodes in World War I and the Middle East at New York Theater Festival Bruce Chadwick |
 Happy Birthday, Woody! Ron Briley |
Education
 Education Under Siege Caroline V. Hamilton |
Books
 Review of Eric Alterman's and Kevin Mattson's The Cause: The Fight for American Liberalism from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama Robert Parmet |
 Review of Robert Draper's Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives Jim Cullen |
2012-07-15 12:41
Polls
 What is the Least Credible History Book in Print? |
We asked our reader community to send us their nominations for the least credible history books around, and the response was enormous (including an article in the New York Times)! From dozens and dozens of nominees, we've taken the top five most submitted.
And the contenders are (please, one vote per person):
Up Front
 If the U.S. Is The World's Fireman, Who Rebuilds The Burned-Out Neighborhoods? Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica |
Hot Topics
 Insights from the Social Sciences and Life Sciences Relevant to History |
News at Home
 Election 2012: What’s the Real Story Here? Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica |
 Don't Just Blame the Republicans for the No-Tax Pledge -- Democrats are Allergic to Tax Hikes, Too Molly Michelmore |
 The Obamacare Challenge to American Individualism Ruth Rosen |
News Abroad
 U.S.-China Policy: Hiding the Military-Economic Link Ira Chernus |
Historians & History
 Progressives Need to Celebrate America's Triumphs, Not Just Criticize Its Tragedies Ian Reifowitz |
 Russia's Architect of Victory: Interview with Geoffrey Roberts on Georgy Zhukov Aaron Leonard |
Culture Watch
 To Lie or Not To Lie: That Is the Seventeenth-Century Question Bruce Chadwick |
Books
 Review of Alice Kessler-Harris's A Difficult Woman: The Challenging Life and Times of Lillian Hellman Ron Briley |
 Review of Michael I. Meyerson's Endowed By Our Creator: The Birth of Religious Freedom in America Jim Cullen |
2012-07-08 14:20
