Allen Ruff

Allen Ruff is a US historian and an independent writer on foreign policy issues. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

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“Violence Is in the DNA of American Society”: Henry Giroux on Gun Violence and Administration Agendas

How should we think about the recent gun violence in Parkland, Florida?

By: Henry A. Giroux &; Allen Ruff ,; APublicAffair

February 19, 2018

News Analysis

“Wisconsin Idea” Gone Bad at Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev University

The story of UW Madison's ongoing Kazakhstan involvement stands as a case study of the contradictions inherent today's ‘global universities.’

By: Steve Horn &; Allen Ruff ,; Truthout

April 11, 2013

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The Kazakhstan Massacre: Killing Hope to Benefit US Geopolitical Interests

Railroad tanker cars wait on a siding in the Tengiz oil field in western Kazakhstan. (Photo: Viktor Korotayev / The New York Times) December 16, 2011, should …

By: Steve Horn &; Allen Ruff ,; Truthout

March 10, 2012

News Analysis

Defunct War Strategy Program May Still Overshadow University of Wisconsin-Madison’s History of Dissent

Once viewed by some as a “rising star” at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, historian Jeremi Suri announced in early May that he was leaving Madison to pursue his fame …

By: Allen Ruff &; Steve Horn ,; Truthout

November 29, 2011

News Analysis

How Private Warmongers and the US Military Infiltrated American Universities

(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) A matrix of closely tied university-based strategic studies ventures, the so-called Grand Strategy Programs (GSP), have cropped up on a number of …

By: Allen Ruff &; Steve Horn ,; Truthout

November 28, 2011

Henry Giroux: “Youth in a Suspect Society” (Audio Interview)

Allen Ruff, host of the listener-supported radio program “A Public Affair,” WORT, 89.9FM, Madison, Wisconsin, interviews Henry Giroux to discuss his new book, “Youth in a Suspect Society.” Press …

By: Allen Ruff ,; APublicAffair|AudioInterview

July 30, 2010

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