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… history of a city that has long sat at the crossroads of competing powers, and it still looms large in the … on the island of Luzon, Spanish conquistadors colonized the site. Menaced by pirates and European competitors, the … fire. Meeting block-by-block resistance, U.S. forces poured shells onto the cityscape in an unabashed attempt to …

… premiered in 1964, but that’s not why I thought of it in connection with Time’s story about King. Its cover story of the … (five of six suits are black, as are most of his neckties). He has very little sense of humor,” said Time. … for “a work of supererogation” so he could explain to the less well educated friend what “a work of supererogation” …

… farmed no longer exist. Four centuries later, we have come to depend increasingly on only a handful of commercial … This package was in turn supported with state subsidies, credit, and price controls. The Green Revolution reflected … and serve as safety deposit boxes. Other similar off-site conservation mechanisms include botanical gardens, DNA …

… a life in the wake of the Holocaust, many Jewish survivors, community and religious leaders, and Allied soldiers viewed … authorities whose policy decisions structured the couples' fates, and the bureaucrats involved in immigration and … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Hello, and welcome to Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the …

… we could, you know, leave the house and not really have to come back until it was time for dinner. We could ride our … drug policy, which only lasted for about 18 months. But credit where it's due. He's the only president to send equal … for Harry Anslinger was that the truth was exactly the opposite: it was Chiang Kai-Shek’s allies who were trafficking …

… in the region and deploy more heavy weapons, armored vehicles, and other equipment. NATO-member Turkey shoots down a … and dangerous, amplifying the sense of tension and competition across Europe and strengthening the sense of … Union and its Eastern European allies, no longer seemed necessary. Residents of Berlin celebrate as the Berlin Wall …

… Margaret Newell: Welcome! Thank you for joining us today for the “First 100 Days … children and people. Having a nicer detention center isn't necessarily the goal of an aggressive immigration policy. … will lead to economic catastrophe is really the opposite. The birth rate went down. We need more rate, not less. …

… of independence. And, for many, knowing where your food comes from, intimately, down to the moisture of the soil, … running water to fashion into labs. Once they tested samples, Soviet citizens needed to know thresholds for “clean” … the accident is piling up, awaiting a final nuclear storage site. Likewise in limbo, over 100,000 evacuees in temporary …

… didn't move beyond their own self interest and embrace a common good. He called on Americans to unify themselves … pledged they would ride a bike to work or cut down on unnecessary trips. The counterintuitive happened: The … fuels. Obama's retort has been that the bill would cost less than a postage stamp a day for the average American.   …

… capitals and Washington, D.C., to protest the federal income tax. As their name implies and their banners state, … than they realize. But they’re dead wrong in their main complaint: today’s tax policies are a direct result of what … longer be taking a cut, colonists would actually be paying less for their tea than before. Nonetheless, thousands of …

… to monarchy.  A republic would be built on the principles of “republicanism,” a set of virtues that in the 18th century included the selflessness to put the common good above special interests. Only a few (men) could be trusted to vote in this way; even fewer had the necessary republican virtues to govern. In the first …

… Americans have hated political and economic bullies. "Free competition" has always been our rallying cry and the … Would their entrepreneurship survive in the face of ruthless competition? Free competition meant the opportunity for … over the production, transportation, and sale of any of the necessaries of life." The Sherman Act gave the government …

… clubs and launched multiyear protests. While sharing a common goal, these efforts were not without internal … they abandoned, next time on  Prologued . Sarah Paxton ( Credits) This season of Prologued was brought to you by  … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …

… tax havens and avoidance. A 2014 aerial view of Congolese coltan mines—a mineral used in many electronic devices … for current president Joseph Kabila to step down. It has become a cliché to contrast the Congo’s tremendous economic … deep restructuring of the political and economic systems is necessary, changes that are likely not possible on merely a …

… mates of even young and vigorous presidents should be completely qualified to take over all presidential duties in … his years as a prisoner of war to his more recent battles against malignant melanomas, McCain has persevered. … life show the effects of the accelerated aging process that come with a presidency fraught with trials — like the one …

… civil rights workers intentionally created national discomfort in cities, north as well as south, throughout the 1960s. Holding true to his principles is what compelled him to take a deeply reflective antiwar stance in …

… and state corrupted both institutions. The state risked becoming subject to religious controversies that would … these states to disestablish their churches—in 1818 in Connecticut, 1819 in New Hampshire, and 1833 in Massachusetts. … church to a "civil master." In the Revolutionary era the lessons of history, the ideals of the Revolution, the …

… administration has added more than 1,000 individuals and companies to sanctions lists. The president has gloried in … and the realist’s cudgel. They have promised to the powerless a world free of war and discrimination while giving the … use its gold reserves to purchase oil and other strategic necessities. This move helped Japanese hardliners persuade …

… the amendment restored voting rights to ex-felons who had completed their prison sentence and been released from … should no longer be punished with disfranchisement. Nonetheless, 6 million citizens, 2.5% of the voting age population, … tax. For many ex-offenders, clearing all of the obstacles necessary to vote again can take years or even a lifetime. A …

… Delaware Senatorial candidate Christine O'Donnell's recent comment–wondering whether “separation of church and state” … of church and state came in a letter he sent to Connecticut's Danbury Baptist Association in 1802 to thank them … diversity–at least 25 different versions of Christianity, plus Judaism and Islam–and Americans seemed more fascinated …