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… of evil is as much a theological task as it is a military one. President Bush seems confident that God’s truth marches … he proclaimed that “our nation is chosen by God and commissioned by history to be a model to the world.” This conviction …

… an enterprising radio newsman unsatisfied with the comments from an obscure Midwestern astronomer, sped to … As for life on Mars, the odds were “a thousand to one.” Then they arrived, as if to mock the best expertise … it at face value.  The voices of authority—government officials, the professor, the reporter—were all it took for …

… to remain an unsettled and unsettling question. In years to come, hundreds of articles and books will flow from the pens … for consolidated permanent retention. Because state officials plan to take no action to consolidate the ballots … was ultimately declared the winner over Samuel J. Tilden. One of the first actions the 107th Congress should take is …

… High Line is a mere ribbon — not even of land, but an abandoned stretch of elevated railroad bed. Yet their underlying … similarities reveal the dynamics of property and money in New York City, which have changed little in 150 … spirit. Even in the mid-19th century, New York City was in competition with new garden suburbs that beckoned well-to-do …

… Political administrations have changed and negotiators have come and gone but the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians seems … It is this psychological barrier that I have described in official statements as constituting 70 percent of the whole …

… opened on a conciliatory note, but then abruptly changed tone, declaring a one-year state of emergency and dissolving … coexisted with Egyptian schools, missionary schools, community schools, and Sudanese private schools. In the … tribal units from the rest of the country. Northern officials were transferred out of the south, trading permits …

… matters in the United States and ancient Rome. Everyone seems to have an opinion on whether the United States is … *which* Roman decline and fall is the best parallel. Some commentators prefer the fall of the Roman Republic as the … and will be teaching using that framing in the future. One of the best examples of his analysis is in Chapter 7 and …

… Bush claimed that “state law reigns supreme when it comes to Indians, whether it be gambling or any other … is confronted with land claim suits filed by the Cayugas, Oneidas and Senecas precisely because it purchased land … talks are now underway between federal, state and tribal officials to resolve the claims with as little pain and …

… When was the last time you used a landline phone to make a long-distance call? If you’re like me, it’s … an app (maybe Skype, maybe FaceTime) to unlock portals of communication. Apple’s original iPhone, released in 2007. … . (An effective transatlantic telegraph system would not officially emerge until the 1860s when cables were improved …

… The Founding Fathers balanced the power of the president as commander-in-chief with that of Congress, the people’s representatives — the one to command the nation’s armed forces, the other to … war, more than 1,200 American historians turned to one of those old ways — that of citizens petitioning …

… and all-but-consummated crime, we are, all of us, guilty. One can fairly ask why Arcticide merits any more attention … patterns in the south, Arctic meteorology has increasingly come to affect them. The Arctic’s terminal decline, then, … damage was inflicted on the Aleutian island of Amchitka, site of three atomic bomb tests between 1965 and 1971. The …

… history is the Battle of Gettysburg. While many will commemorate the battle itself, the decision not to press … other point in the Civil War. Northerners were so disillusioned with the conflict that one decisive Confederate victory on Pennsylvania soil could … Milestones …

… Musicals are the quintessential American dramatic art form, combining spoken dialogue with music, song, and dance. For … did adapt familiar historical characters from folklore. One of the most famous was Evangeline, or The Belle of … the island, and as the mines began to run out, government officials turned to increasingly outlandish schemes to …

… In societies that have undergone major political transformations—away from systems of … politicians, arms dealers, and bureaucrats, among others, committed heretofore underappreciated crimes in the waning … the creation of Armscor, as the author chases down former officials for interviews. The resulting picture depicts how …

… expose the growing division within American Catholicism. On one side are liberal Catholics such as Sens. Richard Durbin, … with his Catholic values. Although abortion wasn’t mentioned, it was clear to those present that the issue was on … he would most likely recuse himself. It must have been an uncomfortable moment for both Durbin and Roberts, Catholic to …

… governmental upheavals after 1911.  Mao Zedong and the Communist Party’s Rise to Victory During the 1920s and … themselves as “Taiwanese” only. However, Taiwan’s official status remains complex and unclear. While the PRC claims Taiwan as one of its provinces, Taiwan insists on its status as an …

… soldiers. Entrance to Hacienda Napoles, the main Escobar compound, with a gate adorned with Escobar's first smuggling … supplier of cocaine to the United States . Through his money and influence, Escobar gained power as an elected official in Medellín while simultaneously eliminating …

… Useful for a Change: Historians and Modern Tribal Communities" Wednesday, March 26 at The  Ohio State … Shriver R. David Edmunds’ central question is a good one:  how can academic historians engage with modern Native American communities in the United States?  He is a storyteller, and …

… for nearly a decade, and the future only looks drier. One of the conclusions of the new United Nations study on … and dry places, like much of the American West, will become even more parched. John Wesley Powell is rolling over … research he concluded that there were really two Americas, one wet and one dry, divided almost exactly down the middle, …

… joint exercises in the Caribbean with the Russian navy. No one likes Chávez's loopy Cold-War language, but he's onto … with his nutty words: the way the Bush administration has compromised American foreign policy and jeopardized world … in 1962 when the Soviets agreed to dismantle weapons sites in Cuba. Given Kennedy's brinksmanship, however, …