WWII-80

Evil in the Dock

The Nuremberg Trials began 80 years ago. It was an essential exercise of justice and the vindication of victims and proved the importance of rubbing one’s nose in it.

Ep. 98 | Are We All Going to Die?

Is the US sleepwalking into WWIII? Robert Nicholson interviews Georgetown professor Paul Miller on the growing global cascade of crises that warrant a robust American response internationally

An Old War and a New President

The end of WWII closed one chapter of conflict against tyranny and opened another which we are still fighting

Japan Would Not Have Surrendered Without the Atomic Bombs

Despite seeming to be on the verge of defeat in August, 1945, the truth is that the Japanese military still had every intent to fanatically fight on against any Allied invasion

Celebrating 80 Years Since VJ Day

Should Christians ever celebrate victory in war if war necessarily entails killing? The answer is that it depends on the war

80 Years After WWII, Americans Still Benefit from the Victory

The US-led international order has delivered immense benefits to America and the world by ensuring a degree of global stability. Today, we must work to defend, restore, and strengthen the Pax Americana.

As Memories of WWII Fade, Americans Must Choose to Learn Its Lessons

We are now as far from WWII as WWII was from the Civil War. As in generations past, Americans must work to learn the lessons of history when they can no longer simply be recalled.

We’re All Going to Die

The past five years’ cascade of crises points toward even darker storms ahead unless America changes course

For Whom was Harry Truman Responsible in August, 1945?

Though Truman had a responsibility to avoid harming Japanese civilians, he also had a responsibility for the lives of millions of Americans, Chinese, and others that would be lost if Japan had fought on

A symposium on the legacy of the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in August, 1945.

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