From Kent State to Los Angeles, using armed forces to police civilians is a high-risk strategy

June 11, 2025

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50 years later, Vietnam’s environment still bears the scars of war – and signals a dark future for Gaza and Ukraine

April 30, 2025

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The choice: LBJ’s decision to go to war in Vietnam

April 30, 2025

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How Jimmy Carter integrated his evangelical Christian faith into his political work, despite mockery and misunderstanding

January 6, 2025

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Jimmy Carter’s idealism and humility left a lasting imprint on American life

December 30, 2024

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In a new era of campus upheaval, the 1970 Kent State shootings show the danger of deploying troops to crush legal protests

August 30, 2024

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Can a political party get any attention when its rival holds a national convention? Yes, but it’s not easy

August 23, 2024

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Sure, 2024 has had lots of news – but compared with 1940, 1968 or 1973, it’s nothing exceptional

July 24, 2024

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A lesson on dissent from a Vietnam War protester who joined the US military – and then faced execution after his protest didn’t stop

June 1, 2024

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College administrators are falling into a tried and true trap laid by the right

April 28, 2024

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