by Rich Wandschneider | Mar 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Draft. This is not a history of the American Selective Service system, known as “the draft” in my day, but it is a reflection on what I know about it. And an argument that the draft can be a tool to stop war and promote democracy. I note that I was not drafted,...
by Rich Wandschneider | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
In my blog post on Iran a week ago, I tried to be even-handed, not completely condemning the War that had just begun with the assassination of the Ayatollah, but raising its complexities and expressing caution for the future: “I think that it is all up in the air,...
by Rich Wandschneider | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, we and our Israeli allies made war on Iran with bombs and missiles. Later that day, our time, President Trump declared that Israeli strikes had killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some 40 of his close associates. On Sunday, Iran’s remaining...
by Rich Wandschneider | May 14, 2025 | immigration, Sand Creek Massacre, Turkey, Turks, Uncategorized, Wounded Knee
It’s a cliché, usually used to describe investigations or interrogations. One cop is hard and tough, the other softer—more understanding. They work over the witness or the alleged perpetrator of a crime, and in the back and forth between good and bad cop a truth—or a...
by Rich Wandschneider | Jan 6, 2025 | Henry Kissinger, Iran, Jimmy Carter, Uncategorized
These blog posts usually address Native American and local history; I try especially to trace the pre-contact history and culture, and the early and continuing relationships of Indians and non-Indians in the Wallowa Country. But I also try to keep blog followers aware...
by Rich Wandschneider | Dec 3, 2024 | Nez Perce, Nez Perce treaty, Uncategorized
Writing this blog is one of my favorite parts of working at the Josephy Center. Who gets to shout out about new things learned, old injustices exposed; about the resilience of the Native American people! And do you know that a 2021 blog post called “How much is a...
