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… on the one-dollar bill lived a long time ago. His last communication – the "Farewell Address" of 1796 – was really … "inveterate antipathies against particular nations and passionate attachments for others."   Yet antipathies … Nations," 2d edition, and a writer for the History News Service. Ralph E. Shaffer is a professor emeritus of history …

… John Ashcroft asks for authority to hold non-citizens incommunicado indefinitely if the government regards them as a … in the United States. The Immigration and Naturalization Service is already detaining material witnesses … in to the needs of the moment will come, as it has in the past, at too great a price. If terror weakens the …

… expanded legal jurisdiction of the United Nations. “Enemy combatants” captured in the “war on terrorism” are to be … ransacked Manila. During the pillage, Yamashita was 150 miles away and did not hear of the atrocities for a week. The … An American Story" (2002) and a writer for the History News Service. …

… Apple Computer, Inc. has opened an ambitious, brilliant … this paragraph:   “Apple’s core value — that people with passion can change the world for the better, in large and … that the historical Gandhi, while certainly a person with a passion to change the world for the better, saw a very low …

… ethics of the robber barons. Between 1871 and 1883, commercial hide hunters slaughtered buffalo by the millions. … though in 1874 both houses of Congress succeeded in passing a bill that might have saved the herd. President … and Stream reporter captured photos of a Yellowstone poacher’s grisly handiwork — six slaughtered buffalo. When …

… and the resurgence of cultural issues have all fomented passions and balkanized Americans into highly charged … the divisions among Americans. Gerald Ford did the opposite when he became president after the Watergate scandal. … he appeared before a joint session of Congress and pledged “communication, conciliation, compromise, and cooperation” …

… to worship freely.   One source of Catholic activism in the past two months was George W. Bush's justification for his … economic recovery. Catholics in 2000 are economically comfortable, and will probably not care about George Bush's … University-Billings, and a writer for the History News Service. …

… immortality. A better approach than polling is to compare Reagan with past presidents who are now regarded as great. But who makes … University, Pomona, and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… that his only interest had been in prosecuting trespassing, without explaining why such a trivial issue needed … to keep close tabs on them. Spying on dissidents has become official policy since police departments were advised … emulators in the states — set out to punish “disloyal” teachers, professors, actors, writers, journalists and …

… party favorite and a new member of the Congressional Super Committee, wrote an op-ed in which he said that “excessive … end of 1982.  High levels of unemployment became more or less structural, keeping wages stagnant and eliminating … not the threat it once was.  Furthermore, inflation matters less for ordinary working people if wages are also rising …

… didn't move beyond their own self interest and embrace a common good. He called on Americans to unify themselves … fuels. Obama's retort has been that the bill would cost less than a postage stamp a day for the average American.   … the Country." He is also a writer for the History News Service. …

… the first time on a tour. The term "throttlebottom" thus passed into the language to refer to someone with no competence or apparent purpose. It turns out, however, that … in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… working people who have since lost their jobs. If this bill passes into law, the federal government will be embarking on … big money back then. The wealthy could buy their way out of service while others marched off to risk death, a policy … draft exemption for college students. At the time, family income was the largest single determinant of who attended …

… is over. There will be celebrations, and peace will be welcomed by the ordinary people of Ulster. But as the great … on both sides are acutely aware of the lessons the past can teach them. And only once this century has this … at Auburn University and a writer for the History News Service. …

… a very different matter. Unfortunately, bad analogies have come to dominate discussions of China in the American press. … analogies may carry a sting. But they fail to do justice to past and present realities. Of course, it is possible with … is not simply that the use of these analogies does a disservice to the contemporary situation and the historical …

… attacks three years ago, the greatest worldwide outpouring of goodwill the United States has enjoyed at least … pit for the money of American taxpayers for years to come. •  Failed to follow through in Afghanistan, where the … catastrophe. Robert S. McElvaine, a writer for History News Service, is a professor of history at Millsaps College and …

… Barry Goldwater of 1964. Dean should have taken the comparison seriously. Glaring parallels exist between the … largely unknown. Keys to Dean’s appeal included his passion, candor and independence, which were apparent in his … of the New Era" (2004) and a writer for the History News Service. …

… European nations have supported sanctioning Iran in the past, but they have continued to have strong trade links … to Iran in 2007. Switzerland's Swiss EGL energy trading company recently completed a forty-two billion dollar … the policy of economic sanctions is rendered useless. Matt Jacobs is a Ph.D. student studying diplomatic …

… of electric power, also used oil to fuel the ever longer commute to work at jobs that the electric power industry and … in their decision-making process as it has been during this past decade. Rather, like most Americans, they understood … Modern California" (1997) and a writer for the History News Service. …

… in haste, we will likely have to endure the result regardless of how much we come to regret it. The nation’s constitutional history is … be excluded from fair and equal protection of law. In the past Americans have displayed remarkable inventiveness in … History News Service …

… colonialists in their war against Ho’s Vietminh, he had become a bitter U.S. enemy. Over the next decade, Ho … the mistake of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. In 1973, it passed the War Powers Act. This edict required the president … in Greeley, and he is a writer for the History News Service. …

… 11 attacks, Congress is now moving to create a bipartisan commission to investigate intelligence gathering policies … If the history of the Cold War provides any lessons, intelligence gathering should be coordinated with … and democratization abroad, so that U.S. intelligence services will not be hated and feared, as the CIA has been …

… Food supplies were devastated, and recovery would not come easily. The American Relief Administration, led by … that exists there?   While world wars may be a thing of the past, smaller conflicts still rage. And all of this violence … agencies such as the World Food Program, Catholic Relief Services, UNICEF, Save the Children, Church World Service, …