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… challenger tries to emulate JFK, our public life will sink even deeper into the politics of fear. Then we’ll all … strategists have long been concerned that Americans would become complacent” about the war on terrorism. “Skepticism by …

… Carter. By giving him this honor at this time, the Nobel Committee seized the opportunity to express its concern over … initiated toward Iraq. Both the timing and the citation accompanying the prize hinted at more than Carter's undisputed … for awarding him the Nobel Prize have always been strong. Since leaving the White House Carter has persistently …

… would serve merely as an explicit reminder of the U.N.'s incompetence.   An examination of the situation with an eye to … too quickly and therefore resulted in too many shortsighted compromises.   The order to follow the Second World War … As a result, successful efforts that have been made since the Second World War, such as the decrease in the …

… thousands of non-Islamic monuments and temples, and committing genocide.  To some South Asian Muslims, he was an … he was a religious fanatic whose intolerance instigated the communal violence that plagues South Asia today.  To Hindu … power, the Mughal Empire had ruled large parts of India since its founding in 1526 by Babur, a prince from Central …

… ongoing fighting in the eastern regions of Ukraine, and rising tensions between Russia and the United States/European … in Kyiv,  December 2013 The year 2014 will no doubt become a caesura, a line dividing Ukraine’s history into … sure to get ahold of cyanide. He and Gertrude decided to commit suicide if they heard the “rap.” But no one knocked …

… The multimillionaire real estate tycoon who inherited his business from his multimillionaire father. B) The mixed-race … at … well, any number of things. Lumping them together, the commentariat called all these angry voters “populists” and … ( bottom right ). Whatever else they may or may not have in common ideologically, these populists share an antipathy …

… used to educate young people and to discourage them from using drugs was fear. Brionna Mendoza My mom was born in … we could, you know, leave the house and not really have to come back until it was time for dinner. We could ride our … Ribbon Week in the nation's schools, drug prohibition has become as American as apple pie. While visceral images of …

… U.S. targets, starves needed domestic programs while endorsing dubious military ones, alienates our allies and … the diplomatic efforts and foreign aid needed to solve complex international problems. During the Cold War, … Designating many states and organizations as threats accomplishes several goals for the president: It justifies …

… as “traditional,” “authentic,” and “pure,” recipes and cuisines are similar to all other historical phenomena: They … Powder  The food tradition of the American Southwest has come about through various populations’ contributions over … now-patented Eagle Chili Powder two years later in 1896.  Companies such as Gebhardt’s and Walker’s Austex Chile …

… mine. Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy!”   When Republicans singled out Barack Obama’s income-tax proposal and labeled him a socialist during the recent presidential campaign, one astute commentator saw the fallacy in that charge. Referring to …

… 2018, President Donald Trump made a set of disparaging comments about Puerto Rico. They underscored just how little many Americans understand about the value and complexity of the relationship between the 50 states and … Rican nationalists living in New York attempted to assassinate the president on November 1, 1950. They hoped the …

… is speech. It’s been a favorite of reform opponents ever since. Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, for example, claims that the … rather, he wrote, “[t]he electors themselves are becoming the oligarchy.” Mill’s fear, like that of today’s … scheme would, he hoped, “prevent the labouring class from becoming preponderant in Parliament.” Society has changed even …

… its nature. Now as in Vietnam, the U.S. government is refusing to base its policies upon reality and is looking for a … or at least contain the Viet Cong but could not rally non-Communist South Vietnamese behind it, prompting the United … troops, indicating that most of them are now under American command. The suggestion that Maliki should completely recast …

… stimulus package relies on tax refunds for struggling businesses and a general tax cut for individuals and … to think about the balance between individual wants and common goals.   What was the effect of Carter’s speech? Some … was out of step with the national mood.   Barack Obama, by comparison, inherits a country with greater problems. He …

… stimulus package relies on tax refunds for struggling businesses and a general tax cut for individuals and … to think about the balance between individual wants and common goals.   What was the effect of Carter's speech? Some … was out of step with the national mood.   Barack Obama, by comparison, inherits a country with greater problems. He …

… drawing to a close, the ghosts of Southern history have become important players in national politics. The fallout … emotional support of Virginia’s ban on cross-burning. The incoming governor of Georgia meanwhile ponders whether to … brought national largesse to Mississippi. In doing so, he compromised his own supposed aversion to the federal …

… as reformist rather than reactionary. The practice of opposing immigration in the name of reform goes back centuries … between present-day immigration and the flood of newcomers who came in the past. ProjectUSA’s website is … in the respectable clothes of high-minded concern for the common good. To cite but a few examples: In the 1840s …

… relationships within the home. He urges them to convert the sinner. 1997? No — nor is this on the Mall in Washington … Tocqueville noted in the 1830s, Americans are renowned for combining “separation of church and state” with intense, … revivalism follows chronological cycles. It often becomes especially strong when shifts in the economy or in a …

… war. She expressed her frustration with the futility of using medicine to treat starving patients and then called for … hundreds [of] thousands of people who will die.” Vasset’s comments encapsulated the international response to the … that the governmental policies of the Ethiopian Derg , the communist and military committee that ruled Ethiopia, were …

… safety, and how much states should subsidize the ritual—is complicated. In many countries, demand for hajj visas … connections. And, to a degree that many would find surprising, European nations are deeply connected to this annual … Muslim immigration to Western Europe and the fall of communism in the east have caused Europe’s Muslim …

… the various workers, intellectuals, preachers, activists, sinners, and saints whom he had met over the seventy-two … nonconformist left. Historian Leilah Danielson attempts to complete the work that Muste did not. It is most useful to … he tried to forge an independent middle ground between the Communists on the left and the AFL on the right, first at …

… and Navarre, c. 1779. He traveled in the mayor's coach accompanied by his confessor, Henry Essex Edgeworth de Firmont, and by Lieutenant Lebrasse. The Paris Commune, the revolutionary municipal government, had … of “Long live the Republic” rang out. The crowd began to sing la Marseillaise , the song the soldiers of the …

… confirmation hearings are underway in the Senate Judiciary Committee, a rite of passage for Supreme Court nominees. … sound reasons why any vetting of court nominees should become more limited and less political. Senators should … the show must go on.   Elena Kagan is the first nominee since William Rehnquist, nominated in 1971, who has never …