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… the Democratic Party may self-destruct during the coming elections because it’s becoming softer on the war. … loyalty for granted. History offers striking examples of the wisdom of candidates taking a stance on war, not … and more like those who have simply lost their moral compass. War opponents increasingly find themselves echoing the …

… in its attempt to subdue that nation militarily. Nonetheless, the Bush administration should continue its plans to … meanwhile avoiding the kind of mistakes the Soviet Union committed — or it will risk a similar defeat. In 1979, … Europe" (2006), he is also a writer for the History News Service. …

… consequences to explain how individual ambition served the common good. It’s not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer or the baker that we expect our dinner, he … Appleby, UCLA emerita professor, is author of "The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism" (2010). …

… back to the “gunboat diplomacy,” the use of force to accomplish diplomatic goals, associated with the major … to economic and social ills, including the creation of a Palestinian state and a recognition and protection of the … in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… the disputed 2000 presidential election to the 1991 Los Angeles riots, and even the recent Microsoft antitrust case, … Still, some have tried. The most irresistible historical comparison is to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on … in Worcester, Mass., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… pluralist implication of the St. Patrick's Day parades becomes more apparent as we look at the events held in cities … this ideal, but it's important to recognize how far we have come.   So when this weekend's St. Patrick's Day parades pay …

… The furor over comments made by Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his aides to a … earlier, infamous clashes between presidents and wartime commanders, both of them, curiously, of similar prefixes — … Their clash speaks to a larger issue, namely, the hopelessness of managing a global foreign policy militarily. How …

… Supreme Court decision, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which freed corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money on election campaigns, greatly compromises the integrity of all three branches of the … in history at UCLA and a writer for the History News Service. …

… future political ambitions, work behind the scenes, and become an extension of his president. Ryan’s power will be … Romney’s fortunes as president. If he looks to the recent past, Ryan will learn that when the two offices function in … History News Service …

… fair to most Americans. After all, Fidel Castro was a Communist dictator. The United States had to open its doors to refugees from communism, Americans thought, or it could not claim moral … in Boone, N.C., and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… the world’s strongest states to abide by shared principles. Thomas Jefferson, for example, believed peace was … of “a general association of nations,” what would become the League of Nations, to adjudicate international … University in Bellingham and a writer for the History News Service. …

… Roosevelt) of a presidency. This includes such debacles as the loss of 71 Democratic seats in 1938, FDR’s sixth … It has happened twice before in this century, and the comparisons are instructive for the current situation. In … longer run. Robert S. McElvaine, a writer for History News Service, is a professor of history at Millsaps College and …

… talking about Martin Luther King, one of the questions most commonly asked is: “What would Dr. King say about…?” The … to that of the early twentieth-century novelist and preacher, the Reverend Charles M. Sheldon: “What Would Jesus … because we can aspire to his dream of a world of real compassion and genuine peace. One of Martin Luther King’s …

… he could have destroyed the Soviet Union. For Buchanan, Communism, with its rejection of free enterprise and foreign … by major Western politicians in the 1930s. It became the COMMON SENSE of the Cold War period. It lingers today. … But he has no bitter words for right-wing dictatorships, past or present. We owe Buchanan a debt for his bluntness …

… hibernation. The return of the problem today has been accompanied by its earlier logic. There is a striking … themselves the truth they will teach their children. “Teachers in the public schools must teach what the taxpayers … Florida State University and a writer for the History News Service. He is author, most recently, of "Henry Steele …

… sad watching a powerful political figure overstay his welcome. Helmut Kohl, German chancellor for sixteen years, has … a kind of authoritarian government that tended to bypass the Bundestag (lower house of parliament). However, by … College in Virginia and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… in southeast Asia, fully hopeful of joining the world community of free and independent nations. Burma is little … in southeast Asia, Burma’s $1,200 per capita annual income is now a fifth of that of neighboring Thailand, below … of Martin Luther King and a writer for the History News Service. …

… war,” Germany’s chancellor, Theobold von Bethmann-Hollweg complained as the First World War began. The “scrap of … But immediate domestic opposition overcame the idea of bypassing Congress. Also believing it unwise to disregard … Court in Action" (2002) and a writer for the History News Service. …

… will be no grounds for the United States to reject its outcome. Both U.S. presidential candidates have made … Latin American populists cultivated highly personalist styles of leadership while they nationalized key industries, … mostly poor and landless, the wretched of the earth. The passionate identification of the poor with Chavez cannot be …

… Time, transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to complete the Works of Death, Desolation, and Tyranny already … of Baghdad and other cities and drive as fast as 120 miles an hour in convoys. They’ve killed scores of Iraqis and … at Albany Law School and a writer for the History News Service. …

… Fidel Castro is not exactly welcoming the new president of the United States with open … Clinton, after all, opposed the war in Vietnam, had visited Russia in the 1970s, and had close ties to China — … University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame, …

… A new birth of freedom can be a blessed event, but it’s painful. In 1831, when Gustave de … strife between Sunnis and Shiites within your great community of Islam weakened the entire civic and social … Navy PACE program and a writer for the History News Service. …

… and hear Obama and learn more about him, they became more comfortable with the notion of his leadership in the White … they have watched many blacks delivering the news on CNN or commenting on television about the recent elections.   The … culture and politics, and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… trade, encouraging the development of the European common market and paying the lion’s share for NATO, the … their God-given right to rain death and destruction, regardless of the views of the United Nations or their NATO … in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. …