Week of May 13, 2013
News at Home
 The Tea Party Isn't ConservativeChristopher S. Parker It's the latest manifestation of the pseudo-conservative paranoid style in American politics. And here's the statistical proof. Tags: Tea Party, Richard Hofstadter, paranoid style, John Birch Society |
 Why is Our Government Prosecuting Whistleblowers?William J. Astore What happens when the White House becomes the Kremlin? Tags: Barack Obama, federal government, United States, whistleblowers |
News Abroad
 Pray the Way I DoSteve Hochstadt A scandal in Israel: Women praying at the Wailing Wall. Tags: Israel, Judaism, prayers, Wailing Wall |
 Terrorism in the WorkplaceDavid Patten Don't mourn the dead in Dhaka -- organize. Tags: Bangladesh, labor, safety, unions |
 Happy Birthday, Kosovo!Ian Reifowitz Serbia and Kosovo have signed an historic agreement to end two decades of conflict. Tags: civilization, EU, Kosovo, Serbia |
Historians & History
 Ira Katznelson: The Racist History of the New Deal Robin Lindley Ira Katznelson on the New Deal in the age of Roosevelt and Truman. Tags: Ira Katznelson, New Deal, racism, South |
 Marc Lendler: "Every Idea is an Incitement..."Aaron Leonard Marc Lendler on the continuing relevance of Gitlow v. New York, the landmark free speech trial from the Red Scare. Tags: free speech, Gitlow v. New York, Marc Lendler, Red Scare |
 Why Historians' Memoirs are So Valuable James M. Banner, Jr. John Elliott's new memoir is a must-read to understand the practice of history over the past sixty years. Tags: John Elliott, memoirs, Spain, Weekly Standard |
 Thomas Jefferson's NightmareThomas Fleming The specter of a slave revolt haunted the South until the outbreak of the Civil War. Tags: Civil War, Haiti, slavery, Thomas Jefferson |
 Republicans Should Like IkeKeith W. Olson His example offers the party a way forward. Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, GOP, Republican Party, Tea Party |
Books
 Review of James Patterson's The Eve of DestructionJeffrey Aaron Snyder Did 1965 really change America? Tags: 1965, books, Eve of Destruction, James Patterson |
 Review of Jill Lepore’s The Story of AmericaLuther Spoehr A worthy successor to the tradition of Richard Hofstadter. Tags: books, Jill Lepore, Luther Spoehr, The Story of America |