New Op Eds This Week on History News Network

HNN Sponsor     Trending on HNN - The Cure May Be Deadlier Than the Disease. Much Deadlier. Jonathan Rose - Trump Talks Like President Roosevelt But Acts Like President Hoover Robert Brent Toplin - Evangelicals, Donald J. Trump, and the Making of the Tribune in Chief Paul Croce Today's COVID Headlines - Large, Troubled Companies Got Bailout Money in Small-Business Loan Program - Social Distancing Could Last For Months, White House Coronavirus Coordinator Says - Coronavirus: Italy's PM Outlines Lockdown Easing Measures This Week's Op Eds Original essays for the History News Network. Trump Is Not Fighting Science, He's Stealing Its Authority by Adam Laats Donald Trump is standing athwart the scientific process and shouting "Look at Me!" His claims to discern what science is "real" are making the coronavirus crisis far more dangerous. History Should Have Told Us not to Believe the Quinine Drug Hype by Andrew Goss Big pharmaceutical companies have long over-promised the efficacy of their antimalarial drugs. It seems to be happening again. "From Pandemic Then Grew Rebellion": The 1381 English Peasant Revolt by Ed Simon Whether or not the world which exists on the other side of the coronavirus crisis will be better waits to be seen. Remember that the leaders of the 1381 Peasant's Revolt were captured and executed. Tiger King: Lurid Netflix Smash Can Illuminate Southern Queer Cultures (If You Look Closer) by John Howard Tiger King viewers should look past the show's outrageous elements to consider the political, economic and legal factors that shape queer life in the American south. The COVID Crisis is Accelerating a Global Shift to Authoritarianism (In America, Too) by Luke Reader Does the handling of the coronavirus mark a failure of government policy? The answer depends what the administration wanted from the crisis. If his goal was to concentrate power, Trump may be succeeding. The World's Major Military and Economic Powers Find Happiness Elusive by Lawrence Wittner Perhaps it's time for the citizens of the "great powers" to ask themselves if they are truly benefiting from the much-vaunted military and economic strength of their nations. Minorities, Native Peoples, the Poor, and Infectious Diseases from Columbus to Coronavirus by Walter G. Moss Good history requires empathy and imagination. So too does understanding how the coronavirus affects not just us or our family and friends, but also other people, including all the less advantaged, whether in the USA or abroad. Historic Houses Turn to Technology Amid COVID-19 Closures by Hana Hancock Historic home sites have responded to the COVID crisis by developing online exhibits. More work remains to be done, and many cultural and historical institutions are in financial peril from the crisis, reports HNN's Social Media Editor.  Trump's Quislings by David Driesen Autocrats use law not to achieve the laws' objectives, but to subdue opposition and bolster their supporters. If Trump remains in office, America will likely lose its freedom through these forces.  "Dueling Banjos" and Divided America by Roger Chapman If we could consider our differences as not warfare but call-and-response, perhaps we could find some harmony in the song of our nation. Teaching During a Pandemic – a Century Ago by John Marsh In letters the author's grandmother wrote to her beau in the Army between 1918 and 1919, the flu was a constant subject.  The Crystal Ball is Broken by Steve Hochstadt Only one thing is clear – recovery to "normal life" will take a long time, well beyond the end of 2020.   Don't Miss!   Woman Citizen: On This Day in 1920 Helen Hamilton Gardener Became the Highest-Ranking Woman in Federal Government by Kimberly A. Hamlin Gardener's historic appointment as U.S. Civil Service Commissioner marked one symbolic step toward the idea that women should be universally recognized as "self- respecting, self- directing human units with brains and bodies sacredly their own." The Other Pandemic by Alan M. Kraut The coronavirus will not succeed in doing to American society what fascism did to Europe in the 1930s and 1940s, but it has sparked a virulent wave of racism and intolerance, especially aimed at Chinese Americans. How Will History Judge Trump's Foreign Policy? by Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Our 46th president, whenever he or she arrives, will confront a changed world, partly because of COVID, but also because of the effects of Trump's personality and policies. "My Entire Career has Led Me to this Project": HNN Interviews Kevin Kruse by Chelsea Connolly and Hana Hancock "This pandemic is global in scale and personal in impact, and as a result, it's touching and transforming virtually every topic that historians have studied. We have a duty to share our insights with the larger world. They're interested in what we have to say." The President vs. The Epidemic: FDR's Polio Crusade by Dave Welky No president can end an epidemic single handedly, but they can inspire a popular movement that eradicates a disease. Such was the case with Franklin Roosevelt and polio.   Roundup Top 10 Roundup Top Ten for April 24, 2020 This week's broad sampling of opinion pieces found on the Internet, as selected by the editors of HNN.

This email was sent to agaogroups@gmail.com why did I get this?    unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences History News Network · 100 South King Street · Suite 425 · Seattle, Washington 98104 · USA