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HOLY COW! HISTORY: The fiasco of ‘Fort Blunder’

We all make mistakes. To err is human, after all. For example, fences are sometimes built on the wrong side of the property line. It happens. When armies and nations make such a faux pas, war can result. Fortunately, that didn’t happen with this tale. Though the story does begin with a war. ...

Political theater illustrates collective failure on homelessness

In the aftermath of the recent debate between governors Gavin Newsom of California and Ron DeSantis of Florida, the glaring issue of homelessness again captured our attention. The political pundits are still engaging in the post-mortem of the political battle. What is missing from these ...

Napoleon continues to win the information wars

The trouble with history is that no one can agree on what happened. That is how historians can wrangle over events 2,000 years ago — or two months ago. Prominent historians become more famous when they feud with other prominent historians. One such feud, which became very public, was ...

Never have so many had reason to be thankful for so much

With the world seemingly teetering between democracy and authoritarianism, you might feel overshadowed by gloom this Thanksgiving. With some parts of the world torn by savage war and others wracked by persistent poverty and hopelessness, giving thanks may seem like a stretch. But make no ...

Oct. 7: The other tragedy

The terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas, which left 1,300 Israelis dead, thousands wounded, and dozens of families terrified over the fate of almost 200 hostages, will reinforce trends that have been apparent for some time in Israel. Those trends are opposed to the aspirations of the ...

Testosterone flows freely in Trump world

It’s easy to know someone’s political preference. Just ask their view of manhood. According to Katelyn Fossett, associate editor at Politico Magazine, the correlation between party affiliations and gender views is exceptionally high. Its poll asked for agreement or disagreement with the ...