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… Just how has American society mobilized for a sense of common purpose in the past? And why have we seemed to lose … of Uncle Sam seated in a restaurant looking at the bill of fare containing "Cuba steak," "Porto Rico pig," the … that was necessary for war, and to help Americans feel that they were involved in the struggle. “Don’t you know there’s …

… his slaves — had to be sold off.   It’s hard to square such luxury and self-indulgence with the stern defender of the common man we know from history textbooks. As chief … drives and built a charming pavilion with arched windows, topped with white painted Chinese railings. From his …

… NATO “officially” ended its combat operations in Afghanistan in late December 2014, but … Crews ,  Scott Levi , and Alam Payind about Afghanistan’s complex history to ask what the past of these peoples and … Patrick Potyondy   Hello and welcome to History Talk from Origins: Current Events in …

… Coming to terms with the American Civil War is no easy task. … the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the Civil War, has compiled a dozen of his essays into this short and engaging … war that, albeit primarily ideological, saw its fair share of violence. With one chapter exploring the role of the …

… that followed the earthquake wiping out its business and commercial districts. Still the scope of the two disasters … two thousand. In neither case were local governments prepared to deal with the cataclysm's magnitude. In 1906 there … is also vulnerable. Wired magazine recently presented a top ten list of America's impending disasters, nine of which …

… Supreme Court decision, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which freed corporations to spend unlimited … of American citizens into contributing to campaigns they do not support. The origins of the First Amendment lie … liberty and the maintenance of a vibrant, equitable arena of participatory public speech and action. Both the …

… a chronic condition that can have serious, life-threatening complications if left untreated. Diabetes is caused when the … era . Later, in the second century CE, the Greek physician Aretaeus of Cappadocia invented the term “diabetes” itself, … Banting and Best’s experiments proved successful. They collected a sample of liquid insulin in a pure state on …

… before all slaves in Massachusetts would be set free, the Commonwealth v. Jennison case of 1783 ensured that slaves … themselves to be willing to swim against the popular tide. They have seemingly challenged the will of the majority, the … forcefully that the state constitution’s first clause declared “that all men are born free and equal.” Slavery, the …

… administrations that deemed the application of force a welcome distraction from domestic problems. At the same time, … offensive mindset—“Rabin’s Schlieffenplan,” (145) as Laron coins it in pointed allusion. Rabin's "Schlieffenplan:" an … arms and tactical doctrine to Egypt and Syria. But, they also acted cautiously to avoid an all-out escalation of …

… the last 20 years, in the face of overall American apathy, they have virtually dictated U.S. Cuba policy. So who are the Cuban-Americans? Not simply assorted nuts, as many … the exiles and the U.S. government joined in a powerful common cause to dump Castro, who, in the peak Cold War …

… What can and should members of the international community do to honor 1989’s Beijing martyrs? Not … for the brutal crackdown of a decade ago. There are, however, two other things, less often mentioned, that … to dispel mistaken ideas about who the martyrs were and why they were killed. This involves condemning the Chinese …

… international race for the arctic . He tells us about the complex and perhaps explosive historical dimensions of … Jeffrey Dunifon. Thanks for being on the show, Nick and welcome.   Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Thank you so much, Patrick. … mean way, way lower than the than the average baseline that they use so that in summertime, much more water was opened …

… and religious images get out of hand: ‘he must be for all companies, and all men’s money.’” To the lay and scholastics alike, the first thoughts that come to mind when discussing the Reformation is almost never … again dealt with the subjugation of a Protestant monarch, they also had to reinvent their theology and community. …

… Now the question again surfaces: will the international community be able to avoid the slide toward war? It remains … turn of the last century and at the turn of the millennium are most clearly demonstrated. The belief that the epidemics … the end of the Cold War has similarly seemed to be on autopilot. Those responsible for international affairs cling …

… Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearings are underway in the Senate Judiciary Committee, a rite of passage for Supreme Court nominees. … their own views on the role of government. More recently they have selected nominees who can simply be confirmed.   …

… adopt his in order to secure my doctorate. Only those who are truly committed to their religious faith can understand the pain … are Jewish leaders who view his work as anti-Semitic and they are taking their case to the court of public opinion. …

… Award. His lifetime batting average of .292, his 351 career home runs and his 1,119 RBIs place him in the same company as such Hall of Famers as Yogi Berra, Roy … But the Philadelphia fans blamed Allen for the incident. They booed him every night, threw pennies, bolts and beer …

… glass on Facebook to celebrate their freedom to drink as they please. The repeal of the 18th Amendment to the … like turpentine. So my drinking friends on Repeal Day are hardly celebrating a simple freedom to drink; rather, … and Washington, the news media are now brimming with comparisons of alcohol to marijuana prohibition and “lessons …

… authority of the courts depends on the belief that judges are acting in a neutral, apolitical, and impartial manner. … of established precedents.  Although originalists claim they are simply restoring the purity of the original … about this theory. What is originalism? Where did it come from? Is it a good or workable theory of constitutional …

… Moldova have never been closer. The partnership between Bucharest and Chișinău has grown since Russia’s invasion of … and whether the two should unite into a single country, as they had been between 1918 and 1940.  The current … Anderson famously defined nationalism as an “imagined community” binding together a widespread group of people …

… the debate over what historians have called the failed, incomplete, and even the forgotten revolution has been revived … and international politics. The next three chapters are dedicated to the events that sparked the November revolution and how they unfolded—from a small sailors' mutiny in Kiel to a …