[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 3/9/23: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

 *Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"The American War from Hell, 20 Years Later: How Washington Lost Its Moral
Compass in Iraq"
<https://tomdispatch.com/the-american-war-from-hell-20-years-later>*
By *Juan Cole, **TomDispatch, *posted March 9
*Written in advance of the 20th anniversary of the Iraq invasion (March 20,
2003). "Who remembers anymore that, in 2003, we were Vladimir Putin?" The
author* teaches Middle East history at the University of Michigan.

*"Things to Learn from Daniel Ellsberg"
<https://worldbeyondwar.org/things-to-learn-from-daniel-ellsberg>*
By *David Swanson, **World Beyond War, *posted March 8
*This is a response by a longtime activist to the news (shared at
<https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/daniel-ellsberg-pentagon-papers>*Common
Dreams
<https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/daniel-ellsberg-pentagon-papers>*earlier
this month
<https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/daniel-ellsberg-pentagon-papers>)
that Daniel Ellsberg has inoperable pancreatic cancer with an estimated
three to six months to live). The author, among many other antiwar
connections, is executive director of World Beyond War.*

*"Is Weakening Support for Ukraine War Following a Historical Pattern?"*
<https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/03/06/is-weakening-support-for-ukraine-war-following-a-historical-pattern>
By *Ted Galen Carpenter, **Responsible Statecraft, *posted March 6
*On the trajectory of public-opinion polling in the US on Ukraine and on
past wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The author is a senior
fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute.*

*"The Defiant Woman at the Center of New York's First Abortion Battle"*
<http://hnn.us/article/185165>
By *Alan J. Singer, *History News Network, posted March 5

*Uses the story of Caroline Ann Trow Lohman, also known as Madame Restell,
to challenge Justice Alito's claim that “an unbroken tradition of
prohibiting abortion on pain of criminal punishment persisted from the
earliest days of the common law until 1973.” The author is a historian who
teaches in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Technology at Hofstra
University.*

*"The Long History of Conservative Indoctrination in Florida Schools"*
<https://archive.ph/XzyZG>
By* Tera W. Hunter, **The Nation, *posted March 3
*"The top educational priorities in the Sunshine State were apparently
reading, writing, and anti-communism." A historical article linking to the
present policies of Ron DeSantis. The author teaches history and African
American Studies at Princeton University and is a former public-school
student in Florida.*

*"At the Brink of War in the Pacific? The Nightmare of Great Power Rivalry
over Taiwan" <https://tomdispatch.com/at-the-brink-of-war-in-the-pacific>*
By *Alfred W. McCoy, **TomDispatch, *posted March 2
* "Reviewing recent developments in the Asia-Pacific region raises a
tried-and-true historical lesson that bears repeating at this dangerous
moment in history: when nations prepare for war, they are far more likely
to go to war." The author teaches history at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, and among his books is *In the Shadows of the American
Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global Power *(Haymarket Books,
2017).*

*"Russia's Crimea Disconnect"*
<https://www.rsn.org/001/russias-crimea-disconnect.html>
By* Timothy Snider,* *Reader Supported News, *posted March 2
*A complex history of Crimea and its relation to nearby nations and
empires, countering claims of.a deep historical connection tieing Crimea to
Russia. The author teaches history at Yale University, specializing in the
modern history of Eastern and Central Europe. *

*"The Reckoning That Wasn't: How America Remains Trapped by False Dreams of
Hegemony" <https://archive.ph/OisU5>*
By *Andrew J. Bacevich, **Foreign Affairs, *posted February 28
*"To reflect on the conduct and the consequences of American wars (and
sundry covert interventions) since 1950 is to confront an appalling record
of recklessness, malfeasance, and waste." The author is a former US Army
colonel and a professor emeritus of history and international relations at
Boston University.*

*"Rosewood Massacre at 100: Black Florida History and White Terror"
<https://www.aaihs.org/rosewood-massacre-at-100-black-florida-history-and-white-terror>*
By *Dan Royles, **Black Perspectives, *posted February 27

*Reflections on the 1923 destruction by a white mob of an entire African
American community in Florida. Thinking about Rosewood, "it’s hard not to
also think about the way that lawmakers in Florida and a handful of other
states are trying to skew the teaching of history away from any topic that
might undermine the idea that we have ever been anything but great." The
author teaches history at Florida International University. *

*A personal note. Since 2009 I've been putting out these occasional article
lists on behalf of Historians Against the War and, since 2017, Historians
for Peace and Democracy. In the case of this particular e-mailing,
"occasional" would be a euphemism, since for no good reason it's the first
one since early November. I thank (and apologize to) the anonymous reader
who's been sending me suggestions for articles the whole time! Jim O'Brien*
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