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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) launches a Tomahawk missile in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn on March 19, 2011.

What Can Air Power Achieve? From Rolling Thunder to Odyssey Dawn

… attacked, but Obama has yet to specify how the cruise missiles fired into Libya or a no-fly zone will oust Gadhafi or … his book "The Limits of Airpower," Johnson was never quite sure what those air assaults should or could accomplish. Though he hoped that Hanoi would abandon its …
Kosovo is located to the south of Serbia.

The Perils of Breaking Away

… going to receive international approval for its quest to become an independent nation. While many inside Kosovo and out … is supposed to release a report on the province’s future by the end of 2006, and will almost certainly … serious unintended consequences. These dangers would be lessened, however, if Kosovar independence provided the …
A view of the World Trade Center in New York City

Responding to Terror: No Good Choices

… and anger are settling into a cold rage against whoever committed the atrocity and those who may be sheltering the … were the primary actors, these Americans favor the wholesale extermination of the terrorists. Killing bin Laden … lesson to those who might contemplate such acts in the future. Recent history suggests, however, that even massive …
voting button by Steve Rainwater, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0

Race and Voting, Past and Present

… the African American tries once more to vote. Much to her surprise, the workers allow her to cast a ballot. Because of … phone line or to check registration lists on a laptop computer. But very few majority-black districts received the … but it might make us less likely to repeat them in the future. Jonathan Zimmerman teaches history and education at …
A crowd of protesters at night in Sudan

Sudan: Popular Protests, Today and Yesterday

… of living, demonstrators soon widened their criticisms to encompass the full impact of Bashir’s three decades in power: … Sudan’s past is key to any attempt to predict its future. Join us in this month’s History Talk podcast, as … Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia’s History-Changing Dam . Be sure to check our other coverage of the region: All Politics …
Photo of a nuclear explosion.

The Dawn of the Second Cold War

… coping with a new set of nuclear-armed enemies. The world survived the first Cold War in large measure because the … But in the Second Cold War, the United States will face incomprehensible foes that cannot be counted on to respond as … launch does not mean the need for this re-thinking is any less urgent. It won't be long before will Pyongyang will …
Theatrical poster for the American release of the 1952 film High Noon

War with Iraq: The Movie

… greatest of the genre, “High Noon.”Ý Bush may be drawing lessons from the wrong Hollywood flick, though, for American … a villain and his henchmen threaten the safety of a western community, whose cowardly citizens cringe in the face of … in an ultra-violent society populated by warring gangs. To survive in this tough environment, Eastwood needed to be as …

Ideology or Ethnicity? The Israeli Political Crisis

… the Supreme Court and amidst growing public criticism. To compound the confusion, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, sitting … the significance of Israeli-Palestinian relations to the future of the region, the issue was almost absent from … Government Press Office) The immigrants, who were mostly survivors of the Nazi genocide and penniless refugees from …
Three former directors of the Global Smallpox Eradication Programme read the news that smallpox had been globally eradicated, 1980.

The WHO and the Eradication of Smallpox

… was the result of a decades-long global program involving complex geopolitical cooperation, human ingenuity, and … Africa. He also appointed Henderson, then head of the Surveillance Section of the CDC, to head the program. But … States and the Soviet Union worked together towards a common purpose: combating smallpox in 43 countries with a …
US propaganda leaflet used in Afghanistan, with bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Fighting a Cold War Against Osama bin Laden

… Which part of his message should we believe? A key lesson from America’s last great global struggle provides … today as American leaders assess Osama bin Laden’s latest communication. Bin Laden’s audio-taped message offered both stick and carrot. The stick is the threat of future catastrophic attacks. The carrot is a proposed …
Tilden illustration - a hand on another hand that is on a gun on a table with papers

Top Ten Origins: Other “Unprecedented” Elections in American History

… in the moment. Some, however, really do represent something completely new in American political history, and not always … it was Burr that represented the existential threat to the survival of the Republic. Burr took note of this view for future reference. Despite the contentious process, Jefferson …
Dian Fossey with mountain gorilla.

Dian Fossey: Conservationist in the Mist

… Jane Goodall and Birute Galdikas – three women who would become affectionately known as the “trimates.” Fossey’s … in her popular book Gorillas in the Mist and she worked tirelessly throughout her career to personalize this poorly … local communities. Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, Ghana: Site of the author's research and a growing ecotourism …
Painting of Alexander Hamilton.

A Golden Opportunity for the Social Security Trust Fund

… leaders appear ready to eat into the Social Security surpluses. Currently, those surpluses are being used as a … Then it dedicates an amount of money every year out of incoming taxes to an account that goes to repay the bonds. … Security trust fund to buy federal bonds before they have come due, the federal government could invest that extra …
Depiction of the Battle of Bosworth Field by the eighteenth-century painter, Philip James de Loutherbourg.

The Battle of Bosworth Field

… the battle occurred, although a recent study places the site of Richard’s death at  Fenn Lane Farm , about 2 miles … of  Shakespeare , Richard was the villain—a man who had usurped the throne and killed several noblemen to get it. The … the titular role, albeit placing the king 500 years in the future and acting as a fascist dictator.  This fascination, …

Protestant Preaching after the Age of Graham

… influenced preaching in the decades since. Three important components of Graham’s outreach in particular were … is one that highlights what Graham well understood: the future of evangelicalism was to be in the global South. … markets her conference presentations, books, and internet sites as resources for women. And, in one of those ironic …
A view of New York City behind Secretary Gale Norton in a lower Manhattan office space in 2006.

Downsizing Becomes Normal

… between big business and employees that promised secure futures in return for loyal service. Recent cuts have stung … his father, also an Edison employee, counseled him that the company would provide a secure life. Myers’ forced … offering a variety of fringe benefits such as health insurance, pensions and paid vacations, and they established …
Whig cartoon showing the effects of unemployment on a family that has portraits of Democratic Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren on the wall.

The Bank Crisis Blame Game, Then and Now

… our mess won’t solve our own. The causes of any panic are complex. Who we choose to blame determines the solutions we … to today, the panics of 1837 and 2008 share an element of surprise. No one believed in business cycles in 1837. Today, … had deregulated the American banking system. Offering easy credit without central regulation, hundreds of new banks …
The new Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador, which opened in February 2023, was built to detain thousands suspected gang members.

Marching Back to the Past: Militarism in El Salvador

… average citizens with no connection to crime have become victims of this policy —especially poor and young … But while purportedly validating the anti-gang measures that abridge constitutional rights, the campaign also … Arturo Araujo, in 1931, a military coup ousted him after less than nine months.  As a result, General Maximiliano …
General Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1945.

Second-Guessing Hiroshima?

… children, revolts my soul." Two days later, John Foster Dulles and Methodist Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam together urged … what is now "U.S. News & World Report," wrote that Japanese surrender had appeared inevitable weeks before the bomb's …
Cover of A Swindler's Progress: Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty by Kirsten McKenzie.

What's in a Name?

Review of A Swindler's Progress: Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty , by Kirsten McKenzie (Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University Press, 2010)
… inflicts.  If new in its scope, however, it is a challenge less novel in its nature, as Kirsten McKenzie reminds us in … suffering a "bad case of footnote paranoia" (291).  While completing a last minute source review before sending her … their status, the Lascelles had to be doubly so.  Not surprisingly, when young Edward, heir to the family fortune, …
Cover of Famine: A Short History by Cormac Ó Gráda.

Famine: A Short History

Review of Famine: A Short History, by Cormac O Grada (Princeton University Press, 2009)
… visions of Malthus, Ehrlich, and other doomsayers have not come to pass.  Drawing on a rich variety of government … was available but expensive, people often purchased food on credit, which provided a short-term defense against hunger … Ó Gráda believes that this trend will continue into the future.  Global food production has increased by one-third …
Soldiers marching at the Champs Elysee

Recovering the History of the French Far-Right

Review of Assassination in Vichy: Marx Dormoy and the Struggle for the Soul of France , by Gayle K. Brunelle and Annette Finley-Croswhite (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2020)
Communards with flags

The Socialist Legacy in France

… Thanks for being on the show Professor Conklin and welcome.   Dr. Alice Conklin   Thank you for having me.   … Potyondy   Sounds like they didn't quite get a lot of the credit for fighting the Nazis during World War II or were … constituency of the Socialist Party, which is perhaps surprising. How or why did this happen?   Dr. Alice Conklin …