National healing and unity requires memory. It demands that the members of a society come to grips with the historical events that make such calls for healing and unity necessary. This is why I support the impeachment of Donald Trump....
history and reconciliation
Thaddeus Stevens: “In rebuilding, it is necessary to clear away the rotten and defective portions of the old foundations, and to sink deep and found the repaired edifice upon the firm foundation of eternal justice….”
This morning I listened to the debate on impeachment that took place on the floor of the house. The defenders of Donald Trump were arguing that the impeachment of Donald Trump would divide the country and undermine national unity. Mike...
History as a Means of Reconciliation
My colleague Rhonda Jacobson recently called my attention to this piece in The Economist. I think it speaks to the powerful role that history can play in bringing reconciliation to communities and nations. IN 1995 some 200,000 Serbs were ethnically...