Seventy years after China emerged from the Second World War, the greatest threat facing the nation's leadership is not imperialism but skepticism. Evan Osnos chinaemergeface Change image and share on social
A generation ago, American war planners made the mistake of believing that short-term Communist sympathies would unite China and Vietnam. We were wrong, and it tragically misshaped our policy in Vietnam. Evan Osnos agoamericanbelieve share on social
War destroys people's souls. Most people focus on physical injuries, but the invisible injuries can take a lifetime to heal and affects the lives of generations to come. Emmanuel Jal affectdestroyfocus Change image and share on social
When I listen to music from different eras, I sense different things. The 1940s music, there's so much optimism and romance, maybe because they just solved the biggest problem on Earth at that time - World War II. In the 1960s, there was so much creativity and innovation in sound. Eric Betzig 1940s1960sbig share on social
On the eve of World War I, an estimated two million Armenians lived in the Ottoman Empire. Well over a million were deported and hundreds of thousands were simply killed. Eliot Engel armeniandeportempire Change image and share on social
Political movements and mega sporting events have always gone hand in hand. In 1980, there were Cold War boycotts in Moscow and again in 1984 during Los Angeles Games. Eduardo Paes angelesboycottcold Change image and share on social
The front-line soldier wants it to be got over by the physical process of his destroying enough Germans to end it. He is truly at war. The rest of us, no matter how hard we work, are not. Ernie Pyle destroyendfront Change image and share on social
But to the fighting soldier that phase of the war is behind. It was left behind after his first battle. His blood is up. He is fighting for his life, and killing now for him is as much a profession as writing is for me. Ernie Pyle battlebloodfight share on social
War - hard apprenticeship of freedom. Edward Everett Hale apprenticeshipfreedomhard Change image and share on social
We can no longer afford the war in Iraq. Our financial costs have already passed a third of a trillion dollars; the lifetime costs for this war, in both human and economic terms, will be borne by Americans for generations to come. Earl Blumenauer affordamericanbear share on social
