[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 5/20/22: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"The Dangerous Trend of Imperial Nostalgia - It's Not Just Russia"*
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/183146>
By *Lawrence Wittner, *History News Network, posted May 18
*Gives historical and current examples from France, Britain, the US, China,
and other nations as well as Russia. concludes, "[L]et is hope let us
consider how dreams of imperial grandeur might be discarded and how a
strengthened United Nations might be used to fashion a more secure and
cooperative world. The author is a professor of history emeritus at SUNY
Albany.   *

*"Making Sense of the Racist Mass Shooting in Buffalo"*
<https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/making-sense-of-the-racist-mass-shooting-in-buffalo>
By *Isaac Chotiner, **The New Yorker,* posted May 15
*Interview with University of Chicago historian Kathleen Belew on the
context of the Buffalo shootings, parallel to other massacres that have
been influenced by the "great displacement" theory. Kathleen Belew is the
author of *Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary
America* (Harvard U. Press, 2018).*

*"Forgetting the Apocalypse: Why Nuclear Fears Faded - and Why That's
Dangerous"*
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/12/forgetting-the-apocalypse-why-our-nuclear-fears-faded-and-why-thats-dangerous>
By *Daniel Immerwahr, **The Guardian, *posted May 12
*A look back at the many decades when memories and images of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki underlined the horror of nuclear weapons. Now, in contrast, "We’re
entering an age with nuclear weapons but no nuclear memory. Without
fanfare, without even noticing, we may have lost a guardrail keeping us
from catastrophe."* *The author teaches history at Northwestern University.*

*"When Should We Stop Excusing the Russian Invasion? Ukraine,
Self-Determination, and the National Question"*
<https://newpol.org/when-should-we-stop-excusing-the-russian-invasion>
By *Bill Fletcher, Jr., Bill Gallegos, and Jamala Rogers, **New
Politics, *posted
May 11
*Addresses controversies within the U.S. left about the invasion, with some
historical background on left responses to earlier foreign conflicts. The
authors are longtime activists in Black Liberation and Chicano Liberation
movements.*

*"The Pendulum is Swinging Back, Reversing Hard-Won Sexual Freedoms and
Civil Rights"*
<https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-05-10/abortion-supreme-court-roe-wade-same-sex-marriage-contraception-history>
By *Rebecca L. Davis, **Los Angeles Times, *posted May 10
*Points to the history of the Comstock laws of the late nineteenth century,
and the long struggle to overcome them, as a precedent for present-day
challenges. The author teaches history at the University of Delaware and is
writing a history of sexuality in the US.*

*"Biden's Ukraine-Russia War Mission Creep Is an Alarmingly Slippery Slope"*
<https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/biden-s-ukraine-russia-war-mission-creep-slippery-nuclear-slope-n1295205>
By *Trita Parsi, *MSNBC, posted May 6
*Warns against a repeat of the US experience in Afghanistan, where the
original narrowly defined goals became far broader, with disastrous
results. In Ukraine,"Objectives that a few weeks ago would have been
flat-out rejected are now slowly accepted.... It’s a slippery slope, with a
direct confrontation with nuclear-armed Russia at the bottom." The author
is a co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. *

*"How Putin's Invasion Returned Nato to the Centre Stage"*
<https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/may/05/nato-returns-to-centre-stage-ukraine-invasion-russia-putin>
By *Thomas Meaney, **The Guardian, *posted May 5
*An extensive review of NATO's history and its place in European and
American politics. "Nato may be back. But it may be back only to hoist the
old banner: 'There is no alternative.'" The author is an American
journalist who has written for* *a number of US and European journals.*

*"Of Course the Constitution Has Nothing to Say on Abortion"*
<https://www.rsn.org/001/of-course-the-constitution-has-nothing-to-say-about-abortion.html>
 By *Jill Lepore, **Reader Supported News *[from *The New Yorker*]*, *posted
May 5
*A historian's critique of the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning *Roe
v. Wade. * "Women are indeed missing from the Constitution. That’s a
problem to remedy, not a precedent to honor." The author teaches history at
Harvard University.  *

*"Reckless and Ruthless? Yes. But Is Putin Insane? No"*
<https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/05/03/reckless-and-ruthless-yes-but-is-putin-insane-no>
By *Anatol Lieven, **Responsible Statecraft, *posted May 3
*Analyzes decisions made by Putin before and during the current war. "The
difference between miscalculation and lunacy is an extremely important
distinction to draw." The author is a senior research fellow at the Quincy
Institute for Responsible Statecraft and has written several books on
Russia and its neighbors.*

*"Our Hypocrisy on War Crimes"* <https://archive.ph/TmHNd>
By *Fintan O'Toole, **New York Review of Books, posted April 28*
*"The US’s history of moral evasiveness around wartime atrocities
undermines the very institution that might eventually bring Putin and his
subordinates to justice: the International Criminal Court." The author is a
columnist for the *Irish Times.

*"The War in Ukraine Is a Colonial War"*
<https://www.newyorker.com/news/essay/the-war-in-ukraine-is-a-colonial-war>
By *Timothy Snyder, **The New Yorker, *posted April 28
*This article is mainly a survey, going back to the Middle Ages, of the
area and people that are now the nation of Ukraine. The author teaches
history at Yale University, specializing in the history of Central and
Eastern Europe and the Holocaust.*

*"The Ukraine Conflict Is Not about American Freedom"*
<https://archive.ph/Hucpz>
By *Andrew Bacevich, **The Nation, *posted April 28
* Warns against the foreign policy establishment's revived faith in US
global leadership. "Any person with a modicum of decency will hope and pray
that Ukraine prevails in this hideous conflict. Yet while Americans should
welcome the prospect of Ukrainian victory, the consequences for US policy
are unlikely to be cause for celebration." The author is a professor
emeritus of history and international relations at Boston University.*

*"Why I Can't Wave a Ukrainian Flag - A Dissenting Teach-in on Russia's
Invasion"* <https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/183040>
By *Daniel Herman, *History News Network, posted April 24
*An extensive, detailed exposition of the viewpoint that US actions in
recent years constituted a threat to Russian security and led to an
understandable though not justifiable invasion of Ukraine. The article also
critiques US media coverage of the war. The author teaches US history at
Central Washington University.*

*Thanks to Rusti Eisenberg 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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