Eighty years ago this past week, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and…

This week marks the 80th anniversary of President Harry Truman’s fateful decision to drop atomic bombs on the Japanese cities…

At 12:42 p.m. on July 20 of 1944, the solid oak table in Adolf Hitler’s “Wolf’s Lair” erupted into splinters….

Eighty years ago, on July 17, 1945, the last of the Second World War’s “Big Three” conferences was convened at…

Co je napsáno, to nesmyješ. [What is written, you cannot wash away.] — Czech proverb The Czech writer, editor, and…

The post-World War II order was meant to be post war simpliciter — to complete the job not done in…

When Donald Trump returned to the presidency in January 2025, one of the first things he did was to prominently…

In a world of angels, peace is natural. As a very old Jewish prayer asks, “May He who makes peace…

Last week, President Trump announced plans to officially designate May 8, the date when the Germans signed the articles of…

Every April, as the anniversary of his death approaches, it comes to mind. Under this warm, tranquil night, with an…