HNN: Japanese reading of WWII history stirs debate

Though their stated goal was accomplished one must remember the atrocities committed by Japan's military aristocracy during the war.


Link:

http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/59570.html

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Neoconservatism dies in Gaza

Neoconservatism dies in Gaza

Article by Juan Cole @ Salon.com. I agree with Professor Cole that Neo-Conservatism's Foreign Policy has largely contributed to the current state of affairs in the Middle East. I don't expect President Obama to achieve 'Peace in the Mid-East' but I hope that he doesn't go out of his way to actively screw up the region.

Marco Polo's India

Marco Polo's India

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I liked this article. A good defense of Polo's views which are summed up at the end of the second to last paragraph; "He had no role models in his writing and the result such as it is, warts and all, is nothing short of a miracle."

In the Middle: ITM: now, learngasmic

In the Middle: ITM: now, learngasmic


I agree Online Degrees are falling, and falling quickly. But at least they're erotic.

Team of Rivals p.66

"Nor would his community understand the thoughts and emotions stirred by his reading; there were few to talk to about the most important and deeply experienced activities of his mind.", [Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals]

Discussing some of the toils that Lincoln experienced growing up.

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