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… Fidel Castro is not exactly welcoming the new president of the United States with open … he hoped Bush “is not as stupid as he seems.” But there is one way that Bush could probably improve his image, not only … Cuba? Stephen A. Allen is a doctoral candidate in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and a …

… infrastructure of Sudan ’s capital city, Khartoum.  On one level, the war began because SAF leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF commander General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemeti, … to land, resources, and government services dependent on one’s ethnic identity. The British viewed Sudan as …

… The early version was small (around 30 clerics) and comprised only of “cardinal priests” who served parishes … historical evidence, and most scholars think that Peter died somewhere far from Rome, probably never having even … pope and “anti-pope” pair.  As we all know, not everyone accepts the outcome of an election, including the popes. …

… from Akin's, and President Barack Obama reiterated his commitment to not make "health care decisions on behalf of … players: government officials, women, and medical practitioners. The historical record also shows that, for thousands … the accused woman's testimony to know whether the child had died in utero or had been born full-term and alive. When …

… and factional and ethnic rebellions since the mid-1930s. No one there can remember an extended period of guaranteed … had literate, talented, industrially and technologically competent populations, a huge help in building a modern … in a way we assume Iraq will not be, making them more prone to accept the Allies’ democratic program. The Japanese …

… contended that nuclear power was a green technology and one of the most promising ways to slow global warming … industry representatives, but many environmentalists have come to see nuclear power as key to end world dependence on … advantage in world markets. ADVANCE will provide huge subsidies in the effort to rejuvenate the U.S. industry. That …

… The result, according to Goldstein: "I think the healthy diet is in jeopardy." In this context, historian Susan … early twentieth century to the present, highlighting the complex interaction of politics, economics, nutrition, and … shifts the lens to school lunches, which she describes as "one of the nation's most popular social welfare programs." …

… the end of World War II in Europe. This year as in previous ones, Europeans commemorated VE (Victory in Europe) Day with a combination … Allied forces began liberating the concentration camps. Soldiers of the Soviet Union’s Red Army were actually the first … Milestones …

… threat to public health: the specter of a pandemic, and the complacent American response. The so-called "Spanish" flu … million people around the world, more than the number who died in World War I battles. In the United States it killed … 20 to 29. And its speed! A person would feel perfectly fine one day, have a little cough the next. Two days later the …

… a million people. South Dakota, the stories revealed, had become the “Cayman Islands of the Heartland.” As unlikely as it might seem, South Dakota provides one of the best places in the United States to examine the … influence and 78 for drug-related offenses. Eleven people died; two were murdered. In response Sturgis residents …

… massive arms race. The U.S. government conducted special studies to see how much damage Soviet atomic bombs could inflict on America. The results were appalling. One study showed 65 percent of the U.S. population either … Bush faces the prospect of North Korea or even Iran becoming a nuclear power. China, India, Pakistan, Great …

… continues to our day. Do these Church actions prove the incompatibility between science and religion? What lessons can … attracted few followers. At first, Galileo himself was not one of them, although he was interested because his new … model (bottom) Galileo supported. In February-March 1615, one Dominican friar filed a written complaint against him, …

… accusations against the Bush administration’s Democratic opponents ought to be answered. What one person sees as “cut … that Eisenhower did the responsible thing when he quickly completed the truce negotiations that ended the fighting in … that almost half the 58,000 Americans killed in Vietnam died during Nixon’s presidency. The real mistake during what …

… Ukrainian exhaustion, and overwhelming Bolshevik military superiority resulted in the final consolidation of the … State with himself as Hetman. Skoropadsky abdicated one month after Germany’s surrender in November 1918.  His … were war-weary, and saw no Entente troops or aid forthcoming.  Ukraine’s signing the Treaty was something the …

… in the beginning of 2025, still working in the name of the commitment that President John F. Kennedy had made in 1961 … Belief in the transforming power of “development” was one of the defining characteristics of the 20th century. It … was a problem; others argued that the agricultural subsidies affluent nations paid their famers negated the value of …

… American values. "Be Americans First," he beseeches his audiences, meaning be "western."   But Tancredo misunderstands … was founded on loyalty to the state as determined by one's birthplace (jus soli), and descent (jus sanguinis). … would contribute to the "wealth and strength of the community."    Similarly, John Laurance of New York declared …

… The Crimea that most people have come to know is a peninsula occupied by Russian forces, ostensibly annexed to the Russian Federation, and one epicenter of an international conflict over Ukraine that … Crimea to Russia, as the ancient site where, according to medieval Russian documents, Prince Vladimir “the Baptist” …

… looked upon us as modern-day gladiators.” Athens on the one hand. Rome on the other. We might ask why references to … In fact, as surprising as it may be to sports watchers and commentators, how Americans talk about sports today is a … their home city-states. Specialized, intensive training and diet were also essential in order to win large or …

… has ordered Microsoft broken in two, and the appeal has gone to the Supreme Court. Why is Microsoft in so much … Americans have hated political and economic bullies. "Free competition" has always been our rallying cry and the … built the world's greatest economy–and sued 40 "bad" ones that preyed on smaller fry. The most notorious was the …

… and 1970s, the height of the sexual revolution and during one of the most progressive periods in the Court's history.  Stein brings a fresh perspective to the studied and landmark decisions Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), … Instead, the holding is evidence of a much more tenuous commitment to a liberal sexually revolutionizing agenda.  …

… Vietnam analogy. That war haunts both supporters and opponents of the 2003 U.S. invasion, and more so as the … the Dominican capital, to stop what it believed was a communist insurgency there. The action was heavily … for the aftermath than many said were needed. U.S. soldiers soon spread themselves too thin. It took them more …

… and there was always a world that needed redeeming. When he died ten years later, scores of mourners, from New York to Tanzania to Hanoi, hailed the loss of one of the brightest minds and most tireless spirits that … nonconformist left. Historian Leilah Danielson attempts to complete the work that Muste did not. It is most useful to …