Week of November 18, 2013
#1 Kennedy's Legacy of Inspiration Fifty years after John F. Kennedy’s assassination, he remains an object of almost universal admiration. NEW YORK TIMES |
#2 Is There More to the JFK Assassination? Just consider a few of the commission's flaws. CNN |
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Lincoln’s Sound Bite: Have Faith in Democracy The surprisingly short story of the Gettysburg Address is that it was a surprisingly short speech. NEW YORK TIMES |
#4 In Defense of Global History David Bell was too harsh on Emily Rosenberg's "A World Connecting: 1870-1945." IMPERIAL & GLOBAL FORUM |
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The Single Best JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theory Joe Kennedy did it. Because, why not, right? :LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS |
#6 The City With a Death Wish in Its Eye Dallas's role in Kennedy's murder. NEW YORK TIMES |
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Still Blaming Conservatives for Lee Harvey Oswald Lee Harvey Oswald was a Marxist, so why does Dallas's conservative culture still get blamed for JFK's assassination? NATIONAL REVIEW |
#8 Was JFK Really a Conservative? Where was John F. Kennedy on the ideological spectrum? THE WEEKLY STANDARD |
#9 Banishing Congo's Ghosts How to keep the peace in one of the world's most war-torn countries. NEW YORK TIMES |
#10 A Lesson From Cuba on Race The Cuban answer to racial injustice actually worked. NEW YORK TIMES |