
Seven Gunshots and A Broken World
The Plot to assassinate Archduke Ferdinand and how it led to a World at War ______________________________________________________________________________________ The First World War was fought with no preexisting context. It was the war of the unexpected, of unbounded despair, and of hopelessness, all in a quest for an unknown conclusion. It is all the more fitting that we should offer no agreement in our teaching, and precious little in the lessons learned. European nations

When a Super-Power Meddles In Another Nation's Elections
America's History of Doing Exactly What We Are Accusing Russia of Doing Before the United States Presidential elections, the Washington Post broke a story about the Kremlin's ''alleged'' meddling into the Presidential elections. The story made front page news and yet prompted a most unusual reply from the President. ''No thinking person believes that Russia could get away with meddling of an American election.'' But at this time, Hillary Clinton was almost TEN points ahead