[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 10/30/19: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"The Center Does Not Hold: Jill Lepore's Awkward Embrace of the Nation"
<https://www.thenation.com/article/jill-lepore-these-truths-this-america-review/>*
By *Daniel Immerwahr, **The Nation, *posted October 29
*A review-essay on Jill Lepore's US history book *These Truths.* The author
teaches history at Northwestern University and is the author of *How to
Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States *(2019).*

*"US Militarism, Having Provoked ISIL into Being, Kills Cult Leader
Baghdadi"
<https://www.juancole.com/2019/10/militarism-provoked-baghdadi.html >*
By *Juan Cole, *Informed Comment blog, posted October 28
*The author teaches Middle East history at the University of Michigan.*

*"What Can Historians Do? An Update from Historians for Peace and
Democracy" <https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/173412>*
By *Margaret Power and Kevin Young, *History News Network, posted October
27
*On recent activities of H-PAD especially the formation of new working
groups whose missions are described in the article. The authors teach
history at the Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, respectively.*

*"What the Dismantling of the Berlin Wall Means 30 Years Later"
<http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176621 >*
By *James Carroll, *TomDispatch.com, posted October 27
*Inspired by the events of November 9, 1989. "If idealistic hope could
triumph once, it can so triumph again, no matter what the die-hard realists
of out moment may believe." The author is the author of twenty books,
including a Vietnam War memoir that won the National Book Award.*

*"America's Syria Debacle Is Not Trump's Alone"
<https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/18/trump-pulling-out-middle-east-syria-isolationist-war-making/>*
By *Trita Parsi and Stephen Wertheim, **Foreign Policy, *posted October 18
*"By going along with the myth that the president is pulling out of the
Middle East, his critics are helping make America's wars there worse." The
authors are affiliated with the Quincy Institute for Responsible
Statecraft.*

*"Democrats Have No Answer for Trump's Antiwar Posture"
<https://www.truthdig.com/articles/democrats-have-no-answer-for-trumps-anti-war-posture/>*
By *Danny Sjursen, *TruthDig.org, posted October 17
*The author is a retired major in the US Army and a former history
instructor at West Point.*

*"Condemning Trump on Syria? It's Buffet Outrage"
<https://raymcgovern.com/2019/10/17/condemning-trump-on-syria-its-buffet-outrage/>*
<https://raymcgovern.com/2019/10/17/condemning-trump-on-syria-its-buffet-outrage/>
By *Stephen Kinzer,* *Boston Globe, *posted October 17
*(The link is to Ray McGovern's website because access to the Globe's site
requires a subscription.) The article provides historical background on
relations between the US, Syrian Kurds, and the Syrian government. *

*"American 'Freedom Man' Is Made of Straw"
<https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/american-freedom-man-is-made-of-straw/
>*
By *Andrew J. Bacevich, **The American Conservative, *posted October 16
*"Bret Stephens' foolish caricature of America only nurses our delusions
about 'the good' we've done in the world." **The author is an emeritus
professor of history and international relations at Boston University.*

*"Celebrating Indigenous People's Day Should Mean Honoring Migrants'
Rights"
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/10/14/celebrating-indigenous-peoples-day-should-mean-honoring-migrants-rights/>*
By *Liz Ellis, **Washington Post, *posted October 14
*The author teaches history at New York University and is a citizen of the
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.*

Thanks to Rusti Eisenberg and an anonymous reader for suggesting some of
the articles in the above list. Suggestions can be sent to
jimobrien48 at gmail.com.
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