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Fran Hersh

Published in
The Political Prism

Why Ukrainians Don’t Want Peace

The psychology of a nation trapped by victimhood and geopolitics

Apr 22

Why Ukrainians Don’t Want Peace

Apr 22

Published in
Lessons from History

Ideologies Are Junk Food for the Soul

They promise fulfillment but leave you with a stomachache — and a loss of self.

Apr 19

Ideologies Are Junk Food for the Soul

Apr 19

Published in
Lessons from History

Ukraine and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Who really started the war?

Apr 19

Ukraine and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Apr 19

Published in
The Political Prism

Freedom’s Flawed Foundations

Why the Western Democracies Are Crumbling

Apr 12

Freedom’s Flawed Foundations

Apr 12

Published in
Lessons from History

A Million Warships Crossing the Pacific — Fran Hersh

In June 1918, during World War I, the United States faced its baptism by fire at the Battle of Belleau Wood. What initially seemed a…

Mar 9

A Million Warships Crossing the Pacific — Fran Hersh

Mar 9

Published in
Lessons from History

Understanding Trump’s Policy Towards Russia, Ukraine, and China — Fran Hersh

After years of praising Zelensky as a heroic leader, sending billions in military aid, and celebrating Ukraine as a crucial American ally…

Mar 9

Understanding Trump’s Policy Towards Russia, Ukraine, and China — Fran Hersh

Mar 9

Published in
Lessons from History

The Suicide of Europe — Fran Hersh

Europe is in grave danger-again, for the first time since World War II. And this threat isn’t coming from outside but from within. A cabal…

Mar 8

The Suicide of Europe — Fran Hersh

Mar 8

Published in
Lessons from History

What is Democracy? — Fran Hersh

From Athens to Oligarchy: How We Lost True Democracy

Dec 29, 2024

What is Democracy? — Fran Hersh

Dec 29, 2024

Published in
Lessons from History

The Myth of the Great Society — Fran Hersh

How the Pursuit of an Ideal Undermined the Middle Class, Reinforced Oligarchy, and Gave Rise to Populism

Dec 29, 2024

The Myth of the Great Society — Fran Hersh

Dec 29, 2024

Published in
Lessons from History

Erdogan and Putin’s Secret Pact — Fran Hersh

Unveiling the Syrian Power Shift

Dec 26, 2024

Erdogan and Putin’s Secret Pact — Fran Hersh

Dec 26, 2024

Fran Hersh

Fran Hersh

Novelist and non-fiction writer, journalist, archaeologist and anthropologist, skipper, airplane pilot, and scuba diving instructor.

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