[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 7/29/19: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"How America's Wars End (Messily): And the Afghan War Will be No
Exception" <http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176590>*
By *Danny Sjursen, *TomDispatch.com, posted July 28
*The author is a retired U.S. Army major who served in Iraq and Afghanistan
and is a former history instructor at West Point.*

*"White Nationalists and the Legacy of the Waffen-SS from Postwar Europe to
Today" <https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/172610>*
By *Adrian Gilbert, *History News Network, posted July 28
*The author is a military historian who wrote the book *Waffen-SS: Hitler's
Army at War, *published in June by Da Capo Press.*

*"Dear Moderators of the Presidential Debates: How About Raising the Issue
of How to Avert Nuclear War?"
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/172611>*
By *Lawrence S. Wittner, *History News Network, posted July 28
*The author is a professor emeritus of history at SUNY Albany.*

*"The Diplomacy of Deference: Trump's Actions Are Limited to What Saudi and
Israeli Leaders Are Willing to Tolerate"
<https://spectator.us/america-iran-policy-riyadh-jerusalem/>*
By *Andrew J. Bacevich, **Spectator U.S.A., *posted July 25
*The author is a professor emeritus of history and international relations
at Boston University.*

*"On the Civil Struggle of Academics in Turkey: The Peace Petition Signers"
<https://www.juancole.com/2019/07/struggle-academics-petition.html>*
By *Iris Agmon, *Informed Comment blog, posted July 24
*This links to a lengthy, detailed report by the author on the ongoing
ordeal of hundreds of Turkish academics who signed a petition in 2016
calling for a negotiated end to the government's war against the Kurdish
minority.*

*"Ellis Island's History Casts Today's Border Cruelty in an Even Harsher
Light"
<https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/22/opinions/ellis-island-treatment-of-immigrants-wolff/index.html>*
By *Megan J. Wolff, *CNN.com, posted July 22

*The author is a historian and administrator at the Dewitt Wallace
Institute for the History of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College. *

*"Treating Immigrants Like Criminals Has a Long History in the United
States"
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/21/treating-immigrants-like-criminals-has-long-history-united-states/?utm_term=.169546cb3902>*
By *Melina Juarez Perez, **Washington Post, *posted July 21
*The author teaches at Western Washington University, specializing in
immigration and Latinx politics.*

*"The Long, Ugly History of Insisting Minority Groups Can't Criticize
America"
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/19/long-ugly-history-insisting-minority-groups-cant-criticize-america/?utm_term=.e153759e9d7b>*
By *Tyler Anbinder, **Washington Post, *posted July 19
*The author teaches history at George Washington University.*

*"The New Fugitive Slave Laws"
<https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/07/17/the-new-fugitive-slave-laws/>*
By *Manisha Sinha, **NYR [New York Review of Books] Daily, *posted July 17
*The author teaches history at the University of Connecticut and his books
include *The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition (2016).

*"Chicago's Resistance to ICE Raids Recalls Northern States' Response to
the Fugitive Slave Act"
<https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-ice-raids-fugitive-slave-law-20190715-puz4oclc4nczxotfjvhxj5idjq-story.html>*
*The author teaches history at Northwestern University.*

*Thanks to an anonymous reader for suggesting some of the articles in the
above list. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48 at gmail.com
<jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*
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