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History 2.0 Tom Hanks deserves our admiration, but is he really our "chronicler in chief" [March 15]? I've been reading World War II history for more than 50 years, and when I read that Hanks thinks the writing of academic historians is "often too dull to grab regular people...
U.S. Debt Debate Zachary Karabell's suggestion in "In Defense of U.S. Debt" that America can borrow its way to prosperity is a perfect illustration of the liberal mind-set [March 15]. Whether it's raising taxes or borrowing more, the answer is OPM: other people's money. John Knoerle...
I've been reading World War II history for more than 50 years, and when I read that Tom Hanks thinks the writing of academic historians is "often too dull to grab regular people by the lapel," I flashed on the works of Rick Atkinson, Richard Bessel, Martin Gilbert, Richard...
An otherwise excellent article was marred by the phrase "since the U.S. brought democracy to Iraq." While there is no doubt that the U.S. led in terms of both political will and resources, the unfortunate wording does not do credit to those who served from other countries, not least the...
To Saif, nothing illustrates the divide with the West more starkly than Libya's bizarre feud with Switzerland. It began when Gaddafi's son (and Saif's half brother) Hannibal and his wife were arrested in July 2008 in Geneva for allegedly assaulting their servants. Charges were dropped, but in...