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… to question the authority of international governing bodies. His campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again,” is a … League would be an international governing body that would supersede individual national ambition—therefore preventing … U.S. soldiers just as they were returning from overseas combat ( left ). The opening session of the League of …

… The Republican-dominated U.S. Senate refused to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, a landmark measure negotiated … disarmament and other pledges made in the NPT. Ignoring the commitments made by his Democratic and Republican … “usable” nuclear weapons. Given this repudiation of NPT commitments, it’s not surprising that North Korea has pulled …

… gasses drove rapid changes in global climate. Faster computers and better climate models have improved forecasts … temperature trend has been confirmed by many subsequent studies. The Earth is already warming. The ten hottest years … devastated the country and displaced millions. Several studies have pointed to both a regional drought and a global …

… crenellation of the rooftop and its turret exemplify a medieval military fortification. Its image illustrates postcards, coffee mugs and magnets commemorating this relaxed, yet urbane port on the Aegean … ferry west down the Bosphorus Straits, the Rumelian Castle Complex seems for all the world like the White Tower’s lost …

… different parties have gained the 20 seats necessary to become a “negotiation group”—a parliamentary caucus that holds … towards the president or the party leader, are the most common cause of this cycle of division and integration.  … its illegality, nor its decriminalization, rose to become animating factors for any party.  Lately, issues of …

… of years the kings of Europe sought glory through a combination of military victories like Lepanto, the great … beyond that of ordinary men, not just gangsters with soldiers and money. And so just like those European kings they … involvement in brutal local wars in which some U.S. soldiers, sailors and airmen, and many enemy civilians, would …

… Musicals are the quintessential American dramatic art form, combining spoken dialogue with music, song, and dance. For … together a succession of musical numbers to entertain the audience. Narrative took a backseat to spectacle. Although … to Africa and adding in a dancing cow for good measure. Audiences didn’t seem to mind the tonal departure – Evangeline …

… the American people that the federal courts would not become oppressive, the framers of the Constitution argued that … Supreme Court consideration. John Marshall, who would become chief justice and do more than anyone to make the … of the authority to hear the case. The Pledge controversy comes at a time in the nation's history when fear of …

… afford to do so continued their education, while their compatriots with lesser means often found themselves … service rates by African Americans, from the Buffalo Soldiers of the nineteenth century through World War II, … close to the breaking point. There now may not be enough soldiers to fulfill all the assigned missions. If the Bush …

… our own purposes as well. Zombie Alice at 2014 New York ComicCon. Cosplaying is one way people have taken ownership … what the painful and even fatal consequences were of disobedience. Carroll, however, was on the side of the child, an … was very concerned throughout his life with giving a wide audience of people, not just his Christ Church students, the …

… to Mark Twain, “it often rhymes.” Indeed, few historical comparisons make more compelling verse than the COVID-19 … allows us to speculate about the aftermath of COVID-19 . Medieval Eurasian Trade Routes, with the red lines indicating … innumerable merchant businesses failed. Several Italian super-companies that were prominent moneylenders to the …

… for the virus and denied the possibility of extensive community spread among the Soviet population—offers a … Moscow, 1987. The number of infected was initially low in comparison to the USA, where the virus was spreading more … Soviet Union. The Ministry of Health, the USSR’s all-encompassing health and wellness institution, also stated that …

… below portrays the craft as a “king-machine” that embodies the monarchy’s obligation to watch over its subjects … of the poorer, disempowered social strata to overcome restraints imposed on them by the authoritarian regime. …

… Socialist Congress meeting in Paris in July 1899. The comrades set the date in solidarity with organized workers … thousands of other laborers took part. More than 100 people died in the various clashes between workers and the forces … who demanded that employers recognize the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) as well as higher wages …

… work begun some 30 years earlier by the office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR) of the League of Nations . Created on June 27, 1921, the position of High Commissioner was subsequently offered to the Norwegian … to the Status of Refugees did non-European refugees come to be defined in the same way. In both cases, the …

… A tweet from the Richard Nixon Presidential Library after comparisons were made between Nixon and President Trump when the latter fired the Director of the FBI, James Comey. The High Bar The ubiquitous, unfathomable ur-scandal … Internet (or as Clinton liked to call it, “the Information Superhighway ”). CNN broke the news by filming its lead …

… in the last year on what people are calling “ the Maduro Diet ,” a scathing reference to current president Nicolás … in 2016. Diphtheria, once thought eradicated, has made a comeback . By some estimates, 2.5 million people have left … of four terms in office. Armed with majority (and at times supermajority) support in the National Assembly, Chávez was …

… post-1868 empire, including Korea and Taiwan . The Chinese Communist Party would be reborn and re-legitimized through … year, the ROC capital of Nanjing fell in what one military commentator called “the worst holocaust of brutality since … to British Malaya, Singapore , and Burma; the Dutch East Indies; and Australia-administered New Guinea. They even …

… unrest that followed. To explain this food crisis to an audience in St. Louis in May 2008, then-President George W. … the early nineteenth century, when the British East India Company controlled an increasing swath of territory across … that large and expanding populations demonstrated the superiority of British governance. In the words of one …

… one day after the author's arrival. ( United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees ) We came to Greece with only a … plastic cups. After the first day, we would stop by the supermarket on our way to Piraeus and stuff our bags full of … measures imposed on Greece by Europe's central monetary bodies . A pro-refugee banner from Piraeus. (Photo by author) …

… During the last four weeks, the Election Assistance Commission, the Justice Department and the Department of … to demonstrate that state or local officials no longer were competent to oversee elections. Yet four years later, little … should begin preparing for the 2006 elections. A bipartisan commission to handle the task would remove concerns that an …

… relations between the United States and Iran have been complicated and edgy as long as anyone can remember. … satisfy the Royal Navy's rapidly expanding appetite for diesel fuel by pumping oil from the world's largest refinery … Mohammed Reza Pahlavi vowed to make Iran a regional superpower and hosted a garish celebration in October 1971 …

… to bear arms, but the record puts them behind “moderate, common-sense measures” for gun control — the very kind … six-shooter loaded with deadly cartridges is a dangerous companion for any man, especially if he should unfortunately … Ross Collins is an associate professor in the Department of Communication, North Dakota State University, and a writer …

… he appeared before a joint session of Congress and pledged “communication, conciliation, compromise, and cooperation” with legislators, adding, “I do … we can appreciate Ford’s refusal to let the presidency become an instrument of partisan knife-sharpening. He welcomed …