Tag: History

Another deadly combination is gaining popularity among prognosticators. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The nature of American leadership: The indecisive versus the ambivalent

Kenneth Weisbrode · March 31, 2016 4:02 am

The Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture, set to open in September, announced Tuesday it will include two objects from Bill Cosby's career in an entertainment exhibit. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Black history museum to open under a cloud of Cosby

Anna Giaritelli · March 30, 2016 4:29 am

Resettling refugees from Syria and other countries torn apart by Islamic extremism is crucial to a larger national security strategy for combating and ultimately defeat the Islamic State. (AP Photo)

National Security

Admitting Syrian refugees as a tool to combat ISIS

David Bier · March 30, 2016 4:01 am

The American island was taken by the Japanese army in WWII and was the the site of the Battle of Guam, an important stepping stone in the Pacific theatre of the war, in which America rolled back Japan's gains.

Guam WWII survivors to sue U.S., not Japan, for reparations

Anna Giaritelli, Jeremy Lott · March 29, 2016 2:49 am

Many of Palmyra’s famed antiquities survived the Islamic State occupation, and recently taken photographs of the city indicated more than 80 percent of the city remained in good condition. (AP Photo)

National Security

Syria says Palmyra can be repaired in five years

Kelly Cohen · March 28, 2016 4:14 pm

Matthew Perry to play Ted Kennedy in historical miniseries

Matthew Perry to play Ted Kennedy in historical miniseries

Joshua Axelrod · March 15, 2016 6:22 pm

Watch: ‘Hamilton’ star freestyles at White House with Obama’s help

Watch: ‘Hamilton’ star freestyles at White House with Obama’s help

Joshua Axelrod · March 15, 2016 12:39 pm

A history lesson for professor Obama on Supreme Court nominees

A history lesson for professor Obama on Supreme Court nominees

Paul Moreno · March 3, 2016 5:02 am

Gawker says it tricked Trump into citing Mussolini quote

Gawker says it tricked Trump into citing Mussolini quote

Robert King · February 28, 2016 5:53 pm

"What difference does it make whether it was Mussolini or someone else?" Trump said. (AP Photos)

Trump defends Mussolini quote

Robert King · February 28, 2016 4:01 pm

Sadly, Black History Month now seems to represent another milestone in the miseducation of millions of young blacks and others who are being indoctrinated with beliefs that the causes of widespread self-destruction within the black community have their origins in slavery and Jim Crow. (AP Photo)

Another milestone in the miseducation of Black History Month

Robert Woodson · February 24, 2016 5:03 am

Politicians have shown a lot of enthusiasm for Lin-Manuel Miranda's opus. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

‘Hamilton’ brings together pols on both sides of the aisle

Joshua Axelrod · February 16, 2016 8:46 pm