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… Hart’s derailed 1987 presidential bid seems like ancient history. And now New York’s governor, Eliot Spitzer, had to … is hard not to watch. Despite our country’s having a long history of celebrating virility, our political figures have … to be the last for Eliot Spitzer. Thomas A. Foster teaches history at DePaul University. He is the author of "Sex and …

… and he has also published a highly used Native American history textbook and a prize-winning synthesis of early Western American history. In short, Calloway is among the deans of eighteenth century Native American history, and he has put his extensive research notes to good …

… Fathers as the “giants in the structuring of American history,” who were avowedly “Christians of caliber and … proclamation. More important, serious scholars of American history and religion have never read the Founding Fathers as … to honor. Howard P. Segal is Bird and Bird Professor of History at the University of Maine. He is the author of …

… news media do a disservice to the public’s understanding of history when they link events of vastly different … the word “Watergate.” Robert S. McElvaine, a writer for History News Service, is a professor of history at Millsaps College and the author of "The Great …

… of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor, Department of History, The Ohio State University Nicholas Breyfogle (Moderator), Associate Professor of History and Director, Goldberg Center for Excellence in … War II Memory in Putin's Russia, brought to you by the History Department, and the College of Arts and Sciences at …

… Iraq. If the Bush administration wants a little help from history, it should instead examine U.S. policy in the … nations. Michael Richards teaches modern European and world history at Sweet Briar College in Virginia and is a writer for the History News Service. Jeffrey E. Key teaches in the …

… are inherently superior to those in the public sector. History should encourage real doubt about the gloomy … to see the funds crash with the stock market in 1929. If history is any guide, the warnings about Social Security … never intended to be. Norman Markowitz is a member of the history faculty at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, …

… Iraq. If the Bush administration wants a little help from history, it should instead examine U.S. policy in the … nations. Michael Richards teaches modern European and world history at Sweet Briar College in Virginia and is a writer for the History News Service. Jeffrey E. Key teaches in the …

… There is, of course, something called “counterfactual” history, which deals in speculation on what might have … to be. Michael Richards teaches modern European and world history at Sweet Briar College in Virginia and is a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… rebuild the environment offer a fascinating and troubling history of the use of large-scale technological systems … little natural resources in her possession.” Israel Water History Israel determined to develop a national, independent … Israeli viticulturists have been forced to draw on ancient history to justify vineyards that produce 150,000 bottles …

… Thanksgiving dinner: never has the history of a meal been so obscured by myth. Every year on … a good thing that Americans today are not tested on the history of that first Thanksgiving, because few of us would … History News Service …

… rights than a monarchy. From the beginning of our nation’s history, this principle was fundamental. In “The Federalist … also a political philosopher whose posthumously published books share a great deal with, and improve upon, the … think of as the great political thinkers in American history.   Calhoun argued that a constitutional government …

… that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985. On this month's History Talk podcast, your new hosts Eric Michael Rhodes and … — about the rise of Bolsonaro, his place in the longer history of Brazilian politics, and what his success means … Eric Michael Rhodes  Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together experts to …

… a promise of hope but a platitude." Yet throughout U.S. history candidates have excited constituents with their … of better alternatives. Robert Brent Toplin, professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, has published books on popular culture and politics, and is a writer for …

… Japanese home islands. Many Americans agree. For Tibbets, history was unambiguous: Unleashing nuclear weapons was … by challenging and resisting Tibbets's comfortable view of history will Americans be able to confront, honestly and … episodes in the nation's past. Uday Mohan, a writer for the History News Service, is a graduate student at American …

… of one of the most important decisions in American history. And it contradicts the more informed opinion of … does us all a disservice. It substitutes a simplistic history for a complex set of events. It narrows historical … march lockstep on this issue.  Uday Hohan, a writer for the History News Service, is a graduate student at American …

… tapes and documents processing staff, is a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… and viruses have played across the long span of human history, despite tremendous advances in biomedicine in … deaths per year, and they have profoundly shaped human history and even human evolution. These microbes have … the global influenza pandemic of 1918 . For most of human history, our relationship with deadly microbes has been …

… The Gekko character is a familiar figure in U.S. economic history. His most notable earlier appearance was in the … the rules of fair play.   Robert Brent Toplin, professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, has published books on popular culture and politics, and is a writer for …

… Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a panel of … be more than nothing more than a small footnote in history books, but I think that they will look more broadly at the … support for Bashar-al Assad with his takeover of the Crimea, his support for rebels in the Ukraine. You can see …