Vanderbilt Magazine, October 3, 2022 “When Associate Professor of History Paul Kramer decided to speak out against the use of waterboarding by U.S. forces during the Iraq War, he took an unfamiliar approach. Rather than write an academic article directed only at his colleagues, he tried his hand at a historical narrative…
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This interview segment with NPR’s On the Media explores the political and symbolic history of the Statue of Liberty as an icon of immigration, drawing on research from the Slate piece “Who Does She Stand For?
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Chinese Social Sciences Today, April 6, 2017 Immigration is a hotly debated issue in the United States. President Trump recently issued two executive orders—one that limits entry to the United States from certain Islamic countries and another that suspends the US Refugee Admission Program for 120 days— intensifying the discussion…
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KCRW, Hosted by Madeleine Brand Feb. 10, 2016 If John Kasich won by coming in second place last night in New Hampshire, then Donald Trump really won when he took the top spot with Republican voters. He kicked off his victory speech with what is by now a familiar slogan: “Make America…
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NPR, January 29, 2015 Guantanamo Bay is home to the United States’ oldest overseas base. And since it was established in 1903, the base has been a bone of contention in U.S. and Cuban relations. Melissa Block talks to Vanderbilt History professor Paul Kramer.
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