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Cover of The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous Idea by Edward J. Watts.

Falling for the Fall of Rome

Review of The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous Idea by Edward J. Watts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021)
… and fall. In The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous Idea Edward Watts provides the … of that concept of proclaimed renewal throughout Roman history dominates sixteen of the seventeen chapters. By Roman history, I should clarify that Watts does not restrict …
The Warren Court (1953–1969).

Blending Empathy and Justice

… Saint Louis University School of Law and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service … Legal history …
Painted poster of Saddam Hussein riddled with bullet holes in 2003.

Hybrid Justice for Hussein

… at The Nixon Center in Washington and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service … Legal history …
This is the logo of the Heaven's Gate cult.

Gullible Americans?

… discernment — of us as much as them. Jon Butler teaches the history of religion in America at Yale University. … History News Service … Intellectual History …
King speaking to an anti-Vietnam war rally at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, April 27, 1967.

Which Martin Luther King to Honor?

… at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer for History News Service. … History News Service … Black Lives in American History …
An engraving of Earl Cornwallis's surrender to George Washington during the American Revolution.

Hollywood’s American Revolution

… changed everything. Gregory L. Kaster is professor of history at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. … History News Service … Black Lives in American History …
U.S. Marine Barracks in Lebanon

Ten Terrorists Attacks in History

… out the bloodiest and most consequential terrorist act in history.  They hijacked four airliners, two of which were … Ten Terrorists Attacks in History …
statue of Joseph Smith in a garden

Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon

According to the traditional narrative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith was visited on September 21, 1823 by an angel who told him of an ancient record buried nearby his farm.
Scene in Ukraine

Ukraine, In a Nutshell

Review of The Conflict in Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to Know, by Serhy Yekelchyk (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015).
… University of Victoria, Yekelchyk masterfully presents the history, politics, culture, background, and motivations for … news around the world?”, “How and why did Russia annex the Crimea from Ukraine?”, “Why did fighting breakout in eastern … are not cognizant of the fascinating and repeatedly tragic history of these people.  So Yekelchyk asks the question, …