Last week, while concluding a Brookings Spreecastabout my book The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s, …
Palestinian terrorism plus Western appeasement equals today’s Islamist
Most academics today are too politically correct to admit it – and too busy boycotting …
Gen X vs. Bill Clinton: Cobain and Clinton, “Seinfeld” and “Simpsons,” and the ’90s fight for America’s soul
Bill Clinton talked responsibility and hope. Gen X cynics — who even voted for him …
The Revolution’s Longest Love Story
He was the longest living Revolutionary War veteran, and also had the longest marriage in …
Meacham Bio Gives Bush 41 a Big Wet Kiss
George Bush the Elder looks better and better in history’s rearview mirror, but Jon Meacham’s flattering …
A Bill Clinton balance sheet: Peace, prosperity, pluralism, and progress
It’s time to take Bill Clinton, his presidency, and his times seriously. Historians dithered before …
In defense of ethnic nationalism, especially Zionism
Nevertheless, Jewish nationalism, meaning Zionism, is politically incorrect. Many liberal American Jews feel caught in …
The Story of the First Black Marine
Howard P. Perry was the face of a long overdue change in how our nation …
Living in contradiction: Helicopter parenting and what it means for educators today
“This must stop,” a Maryland principal recently implored in a mass email. “Parents, find another …
Wave Israeli flags in Ezra Schwartz’s memory
It’s all-American: happy family… summer camp… baseball… graduation… Maimonides High School… an Israeli “gap year”… …