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Rape as a weapon of war

Every now and then I will publish a guest post on an important topic. Today we encounter the wartime reporting of Sara Cincurova.

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Modern Fascism, the Collapse of Truth, and Why Americans Need “Small Courage”

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Timothy Snyder joined fellow historian and teacher Sharon McMahon for a sweeping conversation about the state of American democracy, the evolving nature of fascism, and the growing influence of technology and wealth on poli...

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Between the River and the Railroad Tracks

I am sure many of you will share my enthusiasm for Nicole Fleetwood’s “Between the River and the Railword Tracks,” which is a remarkable micro-history of a beautifully and tragically intense neighborhood, the Second Ward of Hamilton, Ohio,...

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War Through Weakness

We know the phrase “peace through strength.” Its logic is self-evident. A strong country can deter others from making war. A strong country can support reconstruction after a conflict. A strong country attracts allies and builds relationshi...

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Four Wrongs of a Public Execution

We as Americans are being invited by the Secretary of Defense to view an execution by firing squad over the internet. This is wrong in at least four ways. In the video I explain, and here I summarize.

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  • Timothy Snyder

    Snyder is an American historian of Europe and a public intellectual on both continents. Among his books are On Tyranny and Bloodlands, which appear in new editions in 2022. His work inspires art and music, and is read at protests around the world.

  • Robert Reich

    Professor, writer, former Secretary of Labor, author of The System, The Common Good, Saving Capitalism, Aftershock, Supercapitalism, The Work of Nations. Co-creator of "Inequality for All" and "Saving Capitalism." Co-founder of Inequality Media

  • Anne Applebaum

    Staff Writer at the Atlantic. Author of Autocracy, Inc, Twilight of Democracy, and three history books: Gulag, Iron Curtain, and Red Famine.

  • Jake Auchincloss

    Dad. Marine. Congressman from Massachusetts.

  • Jessica Tarlov

    I'm a raging moderate. How 'bout you?

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