Archive for: h.w. brands

 

Cold Shoulder

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More than 50 years after the Cold War began, the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History H.W. Brands discusses why Russian-American relations are still at odds today....

 
 

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Battle of Wills

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In his new book, The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War, a UT professor explores the contentious relationship between...

 
 

Retweeting History

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UT professor H.W. Brands is putting a modern twist on American history—in 140 characters or less. Historian H.W. Brands is best known for his thorough, comprehensive...

 
 

Longhorns to Watch at the Texas Book Festival

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This weekend, the fifth-largest book festival in the nation is celebrating its 18th year with the help of nearly 250 writers and 100 volunteers—plus a slew of...

 
 

Good Reads

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New books of interest to the Longhorn Universe Framed: America’s 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance By Sanford Levinson In his latest book, Framed,...

 
 
Longhorn Network Tapes First ‘Game Changer’ John Daly

Longhorn Network Tapes First ‘Game Changer’ John Daly

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As the lights dimmed in KLRU’s Studio 6A, you could almost hear the echoes of Austin City Limits performances past. But, instead of the tunes of Steve Earle or...

 
 
Teaching and Research: Inseparable for What I Do

Teaching and Research: Inseparable for What I Do

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Among the recent recommendations for reform of university funding is a proposal to separate teaching budgets from research budgets. In theory, this might be a good...

 
 
 
 
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