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The destruction of cultural capital in the name of war is, of course, nothing new. In perhaps the most famous example, a Venetian cannonball destroyed a large section of the Athenian Parthenon in 1687 after the besieged Turks had turned it into a powder magazine. Victorious forces often purposefully destroy...
Unfortunately, the United States never signed the convention. With a Hiroshima-induced World War II victory fresh in their minds, the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Eisenhower administration nixed the convention for fear that it would impinge on America’s strategic use of nuclear weapons. Half a...
If the United States truly wishes to amend for its callousness, it should try something a little more substantial than a couple of thousand rent-a-cops in fancy uniforms. For starters, May 14 would be a prime day to take advantage of the fiftieth anniversary of the Hague Convention...
Breaking Convention
Moreover, Dean’s behavior after ending his run for office exhibits the opposite of Nader’s shameful post-2000 disappearance. Dean continues to push his causes, from a weblog updated regularly even post-campaign, to a massive effort to encourage progressives to run in local elections...