Gil Troy

Gil Troy is a professor of history at McGill University. His latest book — his tenth — is The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s .

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  Dec 4, 2016
  

  The American Who Buried a Kamikaze Enemy


  by Gil Troy

  In April of 1945, Captain William Callaghan and the USS Missouri were attacked by a kamikaze pilot intent on destroying all on board. His attack failed, and Callaghan stood up to his men to bury the enemy.
  

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  Nov 24, 2016
  

  The English Settler Who Ate His Pregnant Wife

  by Gil Troy

  Starvation was a constant problem in the early years of colonization—and in multiple tragic cases some settlers took to eating each other.
  

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  Nov 22, 2016
  

  When The Electoral College Took Down a Winner

  by Gil Troy

  Richard Mentor Johnson was a war hero and Jackson protégée whose contradictory life as a slaveowner carrying out a public interracial marriage cause faithless electors to reject his candidacy and send the vice presidency to the Senate.
  

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  Nov 14, 2016
  

  Burying the Hatchet. Literally.

  by Gil Troy

  Gracious concessions, even if insincere, also legitimize the results and our democracy.
  

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  Nov 14, 2016
  

  What Happened on Election Day: The Example of Ronald Reagan

  by Gil Troy

  Reagan used the transition period to heal wounds while claiming a broad policy mandate, despite winning only 50.7 percent of the popular vote. 
  

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  Nov 7, 2016
  

  2016 In Context: An Election Night Rx for PTSD (Pre-Trump-Clinton-Election Stress Disorder)

  by Gil Troy

  It is time to start thinking about the day after and how to heal the country.
  

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  Nov 6, 2016
  

  2016 In Context: Why Not Judge Israel the Way We Judge the United States?

  by Gil Troy

  One lesson we could learn from this election.
  

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  Nov 4, 2016
  

  2016 In Context: The Peeping Tom – and Tammy – Election

  by Gil Troy

  Our age of electronic voyeurism has created a nation of Peeping Toms and Tammys.
  

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  Nov 3, 2016
  

  2016 In Context: Understanding "Clintipathy" ... A Pathological Hatred of the Clintons

  by Gil Troy

  One part totally rational; one part sexist and unfair.
  

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  Nov 2, 2016
  

  2016 In Context: Donald Trump's Best - And Worst - Moments in Public Service

  by Gil Troy

  Having looked back at the 1990s, listing the ten best and ten worst Clinton moments in public service, let's look at Hillary Clinton's rival, Donald Trump through a similar lens.
  

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  Nov 1, 2016
  

  2016 In Context: 10 Clinton Moments to Remember

  by Gil Troy

  Best moments of Clinton's presidency, as described in The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s. 
  

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  Oct 28, 2016
  

  2016 in Context: 10 Clinton Moments We Wish We Could Forget

  by Gil Troy

  As Hillary Clinton runs for president, she should resurrect her husband's centrism, but no one wants a rerun - especially of these low points of Bill Clinton's presidency.
  

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  Oct 27, 2016
  

  2016 In Context: The Boomers' Civil War Continues with 2016

  by Gil Troy

  In many ways, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are Borderline candidates, flouting rules, juggling identities, shifting moods.
  

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  Oct 26, 2016
  

  2016 In Context: The 2016 Ad Campagin

  by Gil Troy

  At the risk of being outrageously unacademic, my gut tells me that this campaign has been affected far less by political commercials than previous campaigns. 
  

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  Oct 25, 2016
  

  2016 In Context: In this Crazy Election, Most American Jews Are Acting Normal

  by Gil Troy

  After Election Day, responsible leaders from both parties must denounce the hatred unleashed – against Jews and others – as part of the healing America desperately needs following this ugly, tumultuous campaign.
  

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  Oct 24, 2016
  

  2016 In Context: The Rhino Who Won an Election by a Landslide

  by Gil Troy

  With two of the most unpopular candidates ever, many voters are weighing a protest vote or staying home. Citizens of São Paulo once took a different approach—and elected an animal.
  

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  Oct 23, 2016
  

  Hillary Clinton Should Embrace Her Centrism

  by Gil Troy

  2016 In Context
  

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  Oct 21, 2016
  

  Donald Trump Resurrects Hooverism - a disastrous Republican strategy

  by Gil Troy

  2016 In Context
  

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  Oct 20, 2016
  

  The Candidates are uninspiring but not the most corrupt - by far

  by Gil Troy

  2016 In Context 
  

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  Oct 19, 2016
  

  How Bill Clinton's Presidency Spawned Donald Trump's Candidacy

  by Gil Troy

  2016 In Context