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 The New York Times published, then disavowed, an op ed by Senator Tom Cotton calling for using the military to crush domestic protests. Historians discuss the argument and whether it deserved a platform. |
 Historians discuss police racism, protests and response, and the consequences of the week's events. |
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 by Peniel Joseph Many commentators who now invoke Martin Luther King Jr. to condemn angry protesters fail to grasp that King insisted peace and order could not be achieved without addressing deep racial and economic inequality in American society. |
 by Karen L. Cox Confederate monuments, most put in place as white supremacy regained control of the South, testify to continued injustice. |
 by Stuart Schrader Police have trapped themselves in a cycle of hostility by adapting military urban counterinsurgency tactics and weapons and treating protests as revolutions. Tom Cotton's call to deploy the military to American cities is fully consistent with this dangerous trend. |
 by Mary L. Dudziak Concern that Orval Faubus's defiant stand for school segregation in Arkansas would sully America's reputation abroad pushed Dwight Eisenower to deploy the National Guard in the interest of both racial justice and American leadership. Calls to deploy the military today must consider this context. |
 by Vincent Bevins American politicians, pundits and citizens need to understand that the history of American influence in the world has included violent subversion of democracy in the name of American interests. |
 by Liz Theoharis Instead of looking to national leaders or the rich, a 1968 incident should remind us to recognize the need to organize the political power of the poor for self-determination. |
 by Gautham Rao The real impediment to Trump's use of the Insurrection Act is historical precedent and norms; If Trump doesn't have any regard for them, there is little to stop him from following through on his pledge to deploy the military in American cities. |
 by Alexandra Finley Covid-19 has exposed enduring inequality in domestic divisions of labor. |
 by Lonnie G. Bunch III This moment, says the Smithsonian secretary, should be the 'impetus for our nation to address racism and social inequities in earnest.' |
 by Sarah Shurts Sometimes it is not a matter of making the past more engaging for students, it is a matter of engaging ourselves in the present lives of our students. |
 by Garrett Epps The people own the streets—not the police, not the military, and not Donald Trump. |
 by Kellie Carter Jackson Many people are asking if violence is a valid means of producing social change. The hard and historical answer is yes. Riots have a way of magnifying not merely the flaws in the system, but also the strength of those in power. |
 by Julio Capó, Jr. Trump echoed a former Miami police chief's anti-black words and animus. | 
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 Donald Trump in a 1990 Playboy interview praised the Chinese government's crackdown, saying it avoided signalling weakness. |
 The official reason given by police was to limit risk of Coronavirus transmission. |
 The Deputy Editor of the WSJ Editorial Page blames decades of failed urban policy, not "systemic racism" for problems plaguing urban communities of color. |
 Research shows that many people feel they do not have the information needed to discuss race in a way that is candid, safe and respectful of other viewpoints and experiences. |
 Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice calls for an end to looting and disorder, but recognizes that order must be secured by a renewed commitment to justice. |
 Education historian Diane Ravitch agrees with public school teachers who oppose the outsize influence of wealthy foundations in determining how public schools operate. |
 Eric Foner and Robert Vinson comment on the convergence of two crises in America. Are there moments that compare? |
 Historian Alan Lichtman, who predicted a Trump victory in 2016, says things look bad for his reelection prospects. |
 Hear from historian Rick Perlstein on the history of Nixon's Law and Order Campaign. |
 Historian Elizabeth Hinton's research suggests that this platform truly took hold under the Johnson administration. |
 In a reflection of how American cities have changed since the 1960s, demonstrations have included many wealthy areas. Historians and scholars including Thomas Sugrue, Alison Isenberg and Lester Spence comment on this change. |
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