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… 10/13/2014: Hot off the Presses: War and Humanitarianism …

… policy are faced with a less dangerous, but perhaps more complex arena in which to act. As foreign policy experts … of U.S. foreign policy continue dents of the I 920s and I 930s. to guide and influence internationalist deciHowever, … typified this new generation, and Kennan (a Foreign Service officer assigned to the Soviet Union) was a persistent …

… 3/30/2015: Hot off the Presses: Indian Merchants on the Silk Road …

… with a Think Pair Share activity that asks students to compare what they know about the COVID-19 response to a … Next, the lesson transitions into a stations activity that compares the 1918 Spanish Flu, AIDS in the 1980s, and … to AIDS in the 1980s. Some responses attempted to show compassion and acceptance towards victims while others …

… Great Lakes Creoles: A French-Indian Community on the Northern Borderlands, Prairie du Chien, 1750–1860 A new book from Ohio … "A case study of one of America's many multi-ethnic border communities, Great Lakes Creoles builds upon recent research … Indigenous Communities …

… and activism, we finally turn to the final frontier: Public Office. From School Boards to the Presidential ticket, join … us as we trace the bumpy road of women running for elected office.  … as president of the NCN,W the organization deepened its commitment to the Civil Rights Movement, with Height joining …

… Trump held up Carrier, an air conditioning and heating company, as a symbol of the plight of American … the economic crisis with the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, which raised tariffs to the highest level in 100 years, … indirectly controls a gargantuan network of factories, sweatshops, and subcontractors in China. The heart of this …

… I’ve read about it, 1968 was quite a year. Writers have compared it to the most dramatic moments in modern history— … There was an A-list of nearly monthly events, from the Tet Offensive for January and February to the triumph of Richard … important, though he remains major league baseball’s last 30-game winner. The theatrical poster for the  Night of the …

… is baseball, football, or Nascar? You’re wrong. It’s shopping. The United States is a country filled with … to Christmas, head over to the local Wal-Mart. The company’s promise of “everyday low prices” is music to the … answer is yes. Woolworth wasn’t the first merchandiser to offer cut-rate prices. Like many of the world’s greatest …

… in March 1990 and a low of -7 percent in February 1954 Officially, the inflation rate was recorded at 14.80 percent … where tourists and porteños (inhabitants of Buenos Aires) come to exchange currency. As one walks the streets, the … distrust towards banks has stymied the economy. The past 30 years have been especially difficult. Inflation remains …

… that captured and killed Osama Bin Laden. Saturday the 30 th , with the raid on temporary hold due to inclement … the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, delivering sharp comic material about his recently released long-form birth … critics within Duterte’s own country, as well. Archbishop Socrates Villegas, president of the Catholic Bishops’ …

… from the late apartheid era, this book’s lasting impact will be that it attempts to, and begins to, expose economic … closer to the tones of conspiracy theory. Van Vuuren leads off Chapter 1, “Before we delve into the murky international … politicians, arms dealers, and bureaucrats, among others, committed heretofore underappreciated crimes in the waning …

… is rarely used in domestic assault cases, for first-time offenders that would clear him of all charges in six months. … the elevator. (Photo Credit, AP)  In late July 2014, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also handed Rice a two game … The earliest temperance society can be traced to the 1830s and aimed to prohibit the sale, production, and …

… , frozen the assets of Venezuelan leaders, and targeted officials in Cuba , Russia , and Syria . His administration has added more than 1,000 individuals and companies to sanctions lists. The president has gloried in … Europe to cooperate in limiting the exports of strategic goods to the Soviet bloc in the ultimately unfulfilled hope …

… of “violence.” Pekka Hämäläinen made an argument that the Comanche past constituted an “empire.” Benjamin Madley, … with his family inside a brush wickiup, 1880s. Conrad then offers a glimpse into the challenges of this decision: “I … have been lost to time, but the author nevertheless asks good questions and pieces together as much meaning as …

… Brenna Miller    Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … with a dual appointment with Ohio State University's Office of International Affairs and the Office of Diversity … ball players in the north, whether it's Michigan in the 1930s or NYU, when they go to play Southern teams the …

… Nicholas Breyfogle Hello, and welcome to The Gospel of Judas: The Rediscovery of the Earliest … was possible.  Around the year 180 AD, the Christian bishop of Lyons in France, Irenaeus, had briefly mentioned a … The codex containing Judas was probably copied in the early 300s, but we know that the original Greek text was composed …

… by any other intelligence agency,” especially as telecommunication technology advances. Perhaps surprisingly, … foundation that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court offered them. One NSA program, unofficially called 215, … until 1967. Domestic surveillance continued in the 1930s, much of it legal although sometimes exceeding legal …

… invasion of Ukraine has been described as a “a crime against peace” and “Europe’s Darkest Hour” since World War … is an attack that is sure to restructure the international order along with the lives of all Ukrainian citizens. Our … Angela Brintlinger: Hello, and welcome to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine brought to you by …