We have to turn the historical memory dial back just a few more years, to 1962 and 1963.

BY Ira Chernus 16 June 2014

If Obama doesn’t wake up and look at the hard realities he chose to ignore, his dream of being the great peacemaker will surely crumble, as it has before.

BY Ira Chernus 1 April 2013

Israel and the Palestinians and the myths that underpin the failure of American policy in the Middle East

BY Ira Chernus 25 May 2011

Bush's slim electoral margin didn't come from moral-values voters. It came from people who worried first and foremost about terrorism. They saw both Saddam Hussein's regime and the current Iraqi resistance as part of the global terrorist threat.

BY Ira Chernus 15 December 2004

In a debate restricted to foreign policy, Kerry could only criticize Bush and say, "Somehow, I'll do better". Bush stuck doggedly to his script, re-telling the most popular American myths.

BY Ira Chernus 30 September 2004

But surely now, while we can still talk to each other, is the time to start talking about it.

BY Ira Chernus 28 November 2001