Jim Ludes, Author at Pell Center

Enough

This week, the notes I take to write this essay were marked by a terrifying consistency: American democracy is under

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One of my favorite topics to teach is the 16th century scientific revolution in Europe. If I could, I would

One week before D-Day, on May 29, 1944, Britain’s air chief marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory approached General Dwight Eisenhower with a

Every four years we have a presidential election that sets the agenda for the country for the following four years.

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On the 22nd of May, 1856, Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina entered the old Senate chamber shortly after the

We live in a cynical time. The president of the United States boasts that his pandemic response warrants a grade

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In May of 1940, the German Army nearly won the war in Europe. After invading the low countries, their forces