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"The Magnet Citizenship" March 1917 cartoon by Henry Mayer - Moving Picture Weekly (1915-1920)

U.S. Citizenship Is Based on Principles, Not Heritage

… values. "Be Americans First," he beseeches his audiences, meaning be "western."   But Tancredo misunderstands the …   Undeniably, the Naturalization Act of 1790 was made meaningless for African Americans by its reference to "free …
President Bush makes remarks in 2006 during a press conference in the Rose Garden about Iran's nuclear ambitions and discusses North Korea's nuclear test.

Fighting a War in Name Only

… liberate enslaved nations raised large questions about the meaning of freedom at home. As such, it gave impetus to the …
 How to Create the Perfect Wife: Britain’s Most Ineligible Bachelor and His Enlightened Quest to Train the Ideal Mate, by Wendy Moore Book Cover.

The Idiot’s Guide to Enlightened Matrimony

Review of How to Create the Perfect Wife: Britain’s Most Ineligible Bachelor and His Enlightened Quest to Train the Ideal Mate, by Wendy Moore (New York: Basic Books, 2013)

Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts: How Neo-Nazis and Ancient Greeks Met in Charlottesville

… period that classical statuary itself began to take on new meaning. Greek and Roman statues now epitomized the physical … in Nashville, TN. But even as we continue to debate the meaning and values of “Western Civilization,” we also need … used to interrogate their world to unmask the distorted meaning being made of their legacy today. Read and Listen …
Demonstrators protest the judicial proceedings against suspected White Power activists following the Greensboro massacre of 1979.

"Lone Wolves" No More

Review of Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America, by Kathleen Belew (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2018)
… Coming Home , 1996 On April 19, 1995, a date fraught with meaning for American white supremacists, former soldier …

Policing the Police: A Civil Rights Story

… and immigrants at the turn of the century, police brutality plagued cities as well. Newspapers noted the frequency with … of law” meant. It had long been construed as “legally,” meaning it could not apply to the clearly illegal actions of … a stolen car on foot. Black leaders in Memphis, a city long plagued by police brutality, called for a boycott on white …