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By Lawrence A. Peskin: "Why Piracy Remains a Threat," [The Somali Pirates and the Barbary Pirates] (distributed 4/29/09)

By Joyce Appleby: "Blame It All on Unintended Consequences," [The problems of unregulated capitalism] (distributed 4/4/09)

By Carolyne V. Davidson: "A European Future for NATO?" [France's influence over European politics] (distributed 3/31/09)

By Robert Brent Toplin: "Is Greed Good? It Depends on the Times," [In good times, Americans admire the rich] (distributed 3/22/09)

By Jonathan Goldstein: "A Flawed Basis for Middle East Peace," [George Mitchell and the problems with the Saudi plan for peace] (distributed 3/21/09)

By John Paul Rossi: "The Auto Bailout: a Bad Deal," [Repeating the mistakes of the New Deal] (distributed 3/19/09)

By Carl Abbott: "Finally, Too Many Cars," [The U.S. auto market has reached its saturation point] (distributed 2/18/09)

By Steven Conn: "Guess What? The New Deal Worked!" [The long term impact of the New Deal] (distributed 2/16/09)

By Steven Conn: "Bicentennial for Two Great Emancipators," [Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin] (distributed 1/25/09)

By Adam Chapnick: "Can the New Administration Keep Canada as an Ally in Afghanistan?" [The importance and challenges of working together with Canada] (distributed 1/22/09)

By Catherine Allgor: "The Legacy of a Lady," [Evaluating Laura Bush] (distributed 1/15/09)

By John R. Bawden: "Obama Can Learn from Jimmy Carter, Too," [Asking the nation to make sacrifices] (distributed 1/12/09)

By David E. Kyvig: "Can Illinois Again Lead by (Bad) Example?" [The need to reform the process for replacing vacant Senate seats] (distributed 1/9/09)

By Eileen Boris, Lisa Levenstein and Sonya Michel: "A New New Deal Must Be For All," [FDR neglected women, Obama should not] (distributed 12/29/08)

By Kenneth Weisbrode: "Who Can Write Obama's History?" [Presidential biographies] (distributed 12/25/08)

By John A. Moore, Jr. and Ralph E. Shaffer: "Diplomatic Advisers: Washington, Kennan, FDR," [Surveying successful foreign policy approaches] (distributed 12/22/08)

By John Paul Rossi: "Another Great Depression?" [The similarities between 1929 and 2008] (distributed 11/27/08)

By Ira Chernus: "Picking Up Where FDR Left Off," [Fighting worldwide poverty] (distributed 11/23/08)

By Robert Brent Toplin: "Republicans Should Look Back to the Future," [Eisenhower as a model for the Republican Party] (distributed 11/22/08)

By Ralph E. Shaffer: "Back When a Socialist Was a Socialist," [The empty rhetoric of the 2008 campaign] (distributed 11/19/08)

By Thomas A. Foster: "Voting Away Others' Rights," [California's Proposition 8 and the separation of church and state] (distributed 11/13/08)

By Joel K. Goldstein: "Why the Sarah Palin Gamble Didn’t Pay Off," [The importance of "presidential" vice-presidents] (distributed 11/12/08)

By Robert Brent Toplin: "The Strong Wind at His Back," [The Obama election in historical context] (distributed 11/4/08)

By Robert S. McElvaine: "This Year's Equation: 1920 + 1932 = 2008," [Is 2008 a realigning election?] (distributed 11/2/08)

By Andrew M. Schocket: "The Bailout: A Far Cry from Socialism," [History of the relationship between the American government and banks] (distributed 10/16/08)

By Jessica M. Lepler: "The Bank Crisis Blame Game, Then and Now," [The lessons of the Panic of 1837] (distributed 10/15/08)

By Nancy C. Unger: "Why McCain and His Running Mate Demand Special Scrutiny," [The health risks of the presidency] (distributed 10/8/08)

By Carl Abbott: "The Real West Is an Urban West," [The mythology and the fact of the American West] (distributed 9/29/08)

By Christopher Bates: "The Vice Presidency Should Not Be an Accident Waiting to Happen," [The importance of choosing the right vice-president] (distributed 9/24/08)

By Nikolas Kozloff: "A New Cold War in the Caribbean?" [Venezuela, Russia, and the United States] (distributed 9/15/08)

By John H. Barnhill: "Does Experience Really Help?" [The value of a presidential candidate's resume] (distributed 9/8/08)

By Howard P. Segal: "Sarah Palin Distorts the Founders' Religious Views," [Is the United States a Christian Nation?] (distributed 9/6/08)

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