Tag: History

Carl von Clausewitz understood philosophically and viscerally the wicked, non-linear complexity of unbridled passions, mass violence and rational use of capabilities to pursue strategic goals that is the inescapable condition of international affairs in diplomacy and war.

To defeat the Islamic State Obama needs Clausewitz, not Alinsky

Austin Bay · September 24, 2014 1:37 pm

A view of Ellis Island, New York, in 1927. The opening of Ellis Island coincided with a shift of immigration from northwestern Europe to southern and eastern Europe. (AP Photo)

Immigration reformers should learn from history

Michael Barone · September 22, 2014 9:00 am

Franklin Roosevelt turned America, through Lend-Lease and other subtle devices, into a de facto ally of Britain without breaking any of the laws of neutrality and without alarming a country not ready yet to accept the reality of what it was about to be called on to do. (AP file)

Obama, FDR a study of contrasts on the edge of war

Noemie Emery · September 16, 2014 9:00 am

Civilian technology has gone "small" -- nanotechnology, genetic engineering, custom-engineered materials, "mass customization" through 3-D printing. If the Rouge plant looming over Dearborn was the iconic symbol of the industrial age, the iconic symbol of our information age is the smartphone in your pocket.ÃÂ (Compassionate Eye Foundation/Justin Pumfrey/Getty)

Large government out of place in a society based on small technology

Michael Barone · September 11, 2014 9:00 am

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas., stand together before a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library on Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

How the GOP got this way

Michael Barone · September 8, 2014 9:00 am

A Neanderthal rock engraving at Gorham's Cave in Gibraltar. The series of lines scratched into the rock could be proof that Neanderthals were more intelligent and creative than previously thought. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Stuart Finlayson via Journal)

Neanderthal rock art: primitive or genius?

R. Emmett Tyrrell · September 4, 2014 6:26 pm

The Star Spangled Banner Flag that inspired the lyrics of the national anthem when it flew above Fort McHenry in the 1814 Battle of Baltimore. AP Photo

Washington Secrets

At auction: Rare letter setting stage for ‘Star-Spangled Banner’

Paul Bedard · September 4, 2014 5:38 pm

This handout image courtesy of Gehry Partners, LLP, shows the planned Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/Gehry Partners, LLP, 2013)

Eisenhower memorial staff books oversight meeting during congressional recess

Luke Rosiak · September 3, 2014 3:00 pm

Storm leaves water in historic Springfield home

Storm leaves water in historic Springfield home

Washington Examiner · August 30, 2014 8:03 am

Illinois museum to display 1916 military equipment

Illinois museum to display 1916 military equipment

Washington Examiner · August 30, 2014 8:02 am

Chartres Cathedral (Photo by Wikimedia user Ireneed, used under a Creative Commons license.)

Beltway Confidential

The American hero who saved Chartres Cathedral

Michael Barone · August 28, 2014 8:55 pm

France marks 70th anniversary of Paris Liberation

Washington Examiner · August 26, 2014 12:16 am