Roundup Top 10!
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George Kennan's diaries reveal just how much he hated America (and held Jews in contempt) "The [Kennan] diaries establish beyond any doubt that Kennan was given to gross and derogatory generalizations about virtually all foreign peoples." |
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Seeds of Discord in Ukraine Yes, Ukraine is rife with ethnic and nationalist frictions. But underlying its strife are its wheat fields. |
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The Sterling Racism Scandal: What about Associating with Muslim People? Would the outrage be as deeply felt if he had said something like that about Arab Americans or Muslim Americans. |
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Why Is the US the Only Country that Celebrates ‘Loyalty Day’ on May 1? It’s a day "for the reaffirmation of loyalty"—not to the international working class, but to the United States of America. |
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The Return of Geopolitics Societies filled with Nietzsche’s last men (and women) characteristically misunderstand and underestimate their supposedly primitive opponents in supposedly backward societies. |
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Going on strike? The weird origin of the word labor unions use Greg Grandin gives us a fascinating history of the phrase “to strike.” |
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A History of Supreme Court Snark Roberts and Sotomayor sniped at each other last week, but earlier Courts saw far worse. |
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High School History Doesn't Have to Be Boring "We teach you ways to use evidence to support your argument.” |
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The KKK’s Recent Comeback Means That They Think They’re Losing The recent upsurge in racist incidents is deplorable, of course. But it also means that America is browning, and the Ku Klux Klan can’t stop it. |
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Once Again, The New York Times Whitewashes Paul Robeson "Robeson was in fact a secret member of the CPUSA for decades." |
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Thomas Jefferson Was a Muslim A candidate was accused of being a closet Muslim... in the 18th century, not the 21st. |