[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 2/20/20: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"The Conversation about American Torture Is 400 Years Old"*
<https://aeon.co/essays/the-conversation-about-american-torture-is-400-years-old?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=194c6ccf29-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_02_19_10_45&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-194c6ccf29-68877457>
By *William Fitzhugh Brundage, **Aeon, *posted February 20
*"For 400 years, Americans have argued that their violence is justified
while the violence of others constitutes barbarism." The author teaches
history at the University of North Carolina and his latest book is *Civilising
Torture: An American Tradition* (Harvard U. Press, 2018).*

*"The Old Normal: Why We Can't Beat Our Obsession with War"*
<https://harpers.org/archive/2020/03/the-old-normal-united-states-addiction-to-war-andrew-bacevich>
By* Andrew J. Bacevich, **Harper's, *posted February 20
*A highly readable essay on the history of American expansionism and
warmaking since the nineteenth century. The author is a professor emeritus
of history and international relations at Boston University and president
of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.*

*"'The Right to Do Whatever I Want as President': Impunity Guaranteed for
Torturers (and Presidents)"* <http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176664>
By* Rebecca Gordon,* TomDispatch.com, posted February 18
*On the lack of accountability for war crimes in the "war on terror." The
author teaches at the University of San Francisco and is writing a book on
the history of torture in the United States.*

*Coronavirus Spurs Prejudice. History Suggests That's No Surprise*
<https://undark.org/2020/02/13/coronavirus-racism-history>
By* Marisa Peryer,* *Undark, *posted February 17
*On the scapegoating associated with many past epidemic diseases, going
back to the Plague of the fourteenth century. *Undark *is a nonprofit
digital magazine focused on the intersection of science and society.*

*"The Deep Roots of Trump's Anti-Immigrant Policies"*
<https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/61307-the-deep-roots-of-trumps-anti-immigrant-policies>
By *Daniel Denvir, **Jacobin, *posted February 12
*On a long history of anti-immigrant prejudices and policies going back to
the nineteenth century. The author is a visiting fellow at Brown
University's Watson Institute and is author of the forthcoming Verso Press
book *All-American Nativism.

*"Rush Limbaugh and Bayard Rustin: A Tale of Two Countries"*
<https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/rush-limbaugh-bayard-rustin>
By *Peter Drieir, **The Nation, *posted February 7
*Compares two recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (named by two
different presidents)**. **The author teaches politics at Occidental
College.*

*"A Victory for the Immigrants' Rights Working Group of Historians for
Peace and Democracy"* <https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/174241>
By *Margaret Power and Alex **Aviña,* History News Network, posted February
6
*On the approval by the American Historical Association business meeting
last month calling for an end to collaboration between high education and
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The authors teach Latin American
history at, respectively, Illinois Institute of Technology and Arizona
State University.*

*"Why You May Never Learn the Truth about ICE"*
<https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/opinion/archives-document-destruction.html?te=1&nl=david-leonhardt&emc=edit_ty_20200204&campaign_id=39&instance_id=15725&segment_id=20957&user_id=ccfc26e682f460b1f0d3e2d30d38d366&regi_id=5307137020200204>
By *Matthew Connolly, **New York Times, *posted February 4
About the Trump administration's go-ahead for the accelerated destruction
of government records, including those related to abuse of immigrant
detainees. The author teaches history at Columbia University.

*"Trump Vilifies Palestinians for Using the Same Violence That Birthed
Israel"*
<https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2020/02/01/trump-vilifies-palestinians-for-using-the-same-violence-that-birthed-israel/>
By *Edo Konrad, **Responsible Statecraft, *posted February 1
*The author* is the editor of +972 magazuine, based in Tel Aviv.

*"War, Rape and Patriarchy: The Japanese Experience"*
<https://apjjf.org/2020/01/Tanaka.html>
By* Yuki Tanaka,* *Asia-Pacific Journal/Japan Focus, *posted December 31
*The author is a historian and editor and has had several books published
on World War II, including *Japan's Comfort Women: Sexual Slavery and
Prostitution during World War II and the U.S. Occupation. *This article was
inadvertently omitted from a previous listing.*


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