John Ismay

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Karoun Demirjian |John Ismay

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s announcement that he planned to change the name of Veterans Day, on Nov. 11, to “Victory Day for World War I” prompted a backlash from some veterans’ groups, which complained that the move would champion conquest over sacrifice and ignore the sacrifices of most living veterans.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Karoun Demirjian |John Ismay

In a social media post, President Trump said he wanted to celebrate victories in the World Wars. But most living veterans would be left out. President Trump's announcement that he planned to change the name of Veterans Day, on Nov. 11, to "Victory Day for World War I" prompted a backlash from some veterans' groups, which complained that the move would champion conquest over sacrifice and ignore the sacrifices of most living veterans.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | John Ismay

Even before the presidential election, the school began preparing for Donald Trump's potential return to power. Now faculty members are resigning in protest. For 65 years, the U.S. Naval Academy's annual foreign affairs conference has been a marquee event on campus, bringing in students from around the world for a week of lectures and discussions with high-ranking diplomats and officials. But this year, the event was , just weeks before it was set to start.

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | John Ismay

Share Gone is “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” Maya Angelou’s transformative best-selling 1970 memoir chronicling her struggles with racism and trauma.Two copies of “Mein Kampf” by Adolf Hitler are still on the shelves.Gone is “Memorializing the Holocaust,” Janet Jacobs’s 2010 examination of how female victims of the Holocaust have been portrayed and remembered.“The Camp of the Saints” by Jean Raspail is still on the shelves.

1 month ago | archive.is | John Ismay

You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading. An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power. April 11, 2025, 1:20 p.m. ETGone is “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” Maya Angelou’s transformative best-selling 1970 memoir chronicling her struggles with racism and trauma. Two copies of “Mein Kampf” by Adolf Hitler are still on the shelves.