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… that Johnson and his advisers would opt for escalation. Less clear cut was the question of his ability to keep the … Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. If Vietnam fell to the Communists, they argued, so too would the rest of Asia. … Century (2009) and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… George Bush has begun his campaign by talking about "compassionate conservatism." After securing the nomination, … in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service … The Politics of Compassion …

… Bush administration has wisely allowed the international community to take the lead in responding to the threat from … this week that its uranium-enrichment efforts have passed a new milestone are more show than substance and do … they may realize that a nuclear strike on Iran’s processing sites, killing an estimated 10,000, would have similarly …

… bear arms. For many who keep a romantic image of America’s past, gun control is like that, a battle steeped in American … to bear arms, but the record puts them behind “moderate, common-sense measures” for gun control — the very kind … Dakota State University, and a writer for the History News Service. …

… What happens when the world’s largest Communist country launches its first cosmonaut into orbit around the earth? If past experiences are any guide, fear and excitement will … will correctly argue that cooperating with China is less expensive than competing with it. Cooperation is not …

… nuclear arms control and disarmament agreements over the past four decades. These include the Partial Test Ban Treaty … Treaties (START I, in 1991 and START II, in 1993), and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT, in 1996). These … commitment to nuclear arms control and disarmament. Unless this policy is reversed, the world faces disasters of …

… Bush claimed that “state law reigns supreme when it comes to Indians, whether it be gambling or any other … Congress defined federal power over Indian policy when it passed the Indian Trade and Intercourse Act in 1790 (it was … 1585-1685" (1999). He is also a writer for the History News Service.  …

… actions, we need to look at the Constitution for guidance. Past cases of U.S. citizens found on the wrong side of wars … as taking up arms against the government or giving aid and comfort to its enemies. The offense is extremely serious and … Americaine. Other Americans served in the French ambulance service. The composer Cole Porter supposedly lied about his …

… ultimate solution to problems of (pick one, or pick many) communication, commerce, travel, learning, teaching, … And so much of that hyperbolic language of the railroad past is being assigned to the promise of the internet. The … do this, it will do that: it will make the world better (richer, faster, smarter) for everyone, for all time. Yet if we …

… To make the case that an election is momentous, you need to compare it with previous critical ones. The most important … There have been only three genuine realignments in the past 125 years. They centered on the presidential elections … reforms. Robert S. McElvaine, a writer for History News Service, is a professor of history at Millsaps College and …

… important new biographical details to the traditional commander-in-chief profile. After having 43 presidents cut … male with seven children and notable military and political service to his credit, McCain tries to be all about the … era when no more than 10 percent of the electorate was even past fifty. So today, while we dutifully honor our greatest …

… Vladimir Putin has gone to extraordinary lengths to commemorate the Second World War. Even though the war ended … Delaware, Miami, Peoria, Seneca, Wyandotte, Ojibwe, and Cherokee peoples. Specifically, the university resides on … to affect the indigenous peoples of this land. Now, let me pass you over to Professor David Hoffmann, who will take us …

… constitutional system grounded in four key treaties of the past half-century – more, if one counts the treaties that … a dramatic reconciliation in the European Coal and Steel Community.Ê Founded with four other countries in 1951, it … online education, and a writer for the History News Service. …

… this Christmas Eve, events in the town and region over this past year give more and more indication that regional peace … ups and downs, in 2003 more than 300,000 Israeli tourists visited the Turkish resort of Antalya. In 2009 it remains a … Georgia in Carrollton and a writer for the History News Service. …

… political culture: a strong suspicion of government, an accompanying spirit of liberal capitalism, a sweeping ideology … one of the few presidential elections, like the one just past, that failed to produce a certain and clear finality. … to put Jefferson over the top. Ill members arrived on stretchers; others slept in the House chambers. Rumors spread …

… monstrous crimes. Nations often find themselves consumed by passions that can spiral out of control in time of war. … the war in 1917, the German language was prohibited in some communities, and Americans even resorted to the absurd … Miami University, Ohio, and a writer for the History News Service. …

… nuclear power plant, many watching uttered two words: Chernobyl and Hiroshima. Few words in the collective … coolant. Yet, we are haunted by the specter of our nuclear past. And given Japan's complicated past with nuclear … unabated. By the mid-1950s, most of the easily dammed sites had already been developed. Likewise, Japanese sources …

… people have their say," Vice President Al Gore said this past week, "and let us listen." The message that the … that undergirds our patience so far during wrangles over election deadlines, vote counts and pregnant chads. … to 79. Had Henry chosen to fight, Mason's fears might have come true. The infant nation was fragile. In Massachusetts, …

… Americans seemingly lack full control. Revelations about past indiscretions of either candidate — Al Gore or George … public diplomacy might lessen the value of such an accomplishment as a true surprise. A revived round of … Nations? Sen. Bob Kerrey as secretary of health and human services? Andrew Cuomo as chief of staff? This action might …

… executive. History suggests that even a president primarily committed to enacting a domestic agenda can achieve … policy successes. For example, Woodrow Wilson, who won less than 42 percent of the popular vote in 1912, took over … Europe" (2006), he is also a writer for the History News Service. …

… protests in Hong Kong that have directly challenged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) policies and yet have not been … Committee. But we shouldn’t make too much of Jiang’s passing of the baton: he has not really let go of the stick, … done since taking power in 1949 to make China stronger, richer and more independent. Internationally, the party plays …

… convicted Dixon of “statutory rape and aggravated child molestation.” The relevant statute, clearly designed to … husband when he was nine) declared that her son “may have committed a sin, but never committed a crime,” she … -- San Marcos and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… been a minor Jewish festival. Yet this holiday — which commemorates the successful Israelite revolt in the second … jolly bearded man in a red and white suit, and soon Santa bypassed Jesus as Christmas’s main icon. Enter the Jews. … including the newly secularized Christmas. “Santa Claus visited the East Side last night,” the New York Tribune noted …

… Which part of his message should we believe? A key lesson from America’s last great global struggle provides … today as American leaders assess Osama bin Laden’s latest communication. Bin Laden’s audio-taped message offered both … of the Permian Basin and a writer for the History News Service. He is the author of "Freedom's Main Line: The …