Search Results

Displaying 625 - 648 of 1545
Two baseballs.

Why Dick Allen Never Reached the Hall

… career home runs and his 1,119 RBIs place him in the same company as such Hall of Famers as Yogi Berra, Roy … alone. Racism is a much broader cultural phenomenon, encompassing institutional policies as well as the beliefs and … the History News Service. His most recent book is "Money Pitcher: The Tragedy of Indian Assimilation." …
An electron microscopic image of a thin section of SARS-CoV within the cytoplasm of an infected cell, showing the spherical particles and cross-sections through the viral nucleocapsid.

Could SARS Set off Another Great Pandemic?

… threat to public health: the specter of a pandemic, and the complacent American response. The so-called "Spanish" flu … people expected a cure would soon be found. Health researchers worked desperately to isolate the virus, and formulate … Dakota State University, and a writer for the History News Service. …
Portrait of General Winfield Scott.

When “Sensitivity” Has Opened the Road to Victory

… one of the most sensitive and successful coalition commanders of all time. Cheney forgets that Ike diverted … restraint toward enemy civilians. Scott’s army frequently bypassed enemy strongholds, thus isolating them, and marched … America" (2002) and a writer for the History News Service. …
President George H.W. Bush shaking hands with Russian President Boris Yeltsin at the Kremlin.

Russia — Ten Years After the Fall

… wanted to emulate. Now that they had been freed from communist oppression, many supposed, it would not be long … news correspondents) have neglected the more positive roles of American Peace Corps volunteers, retired business … in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. …
Hessian troops surrendering to General George Washington after the Battle of Trenton.

The Return of the Mercenary

… phenomenon. This is why Congress should examine the recommendations made in a 2002 British government Green Paper … should deputize them so that they are held to the same rules as uniformed soldiers. It also means that governments … Center in Washington and a writer for the History News Service. …

(Fore)Closing on the American Dream

… lucky. Their ability to afford their monthly payments was compromised first by the falling market, then by mortgages … to rationalize the mortgage market. In 1933, Congress passed the Glass-Steagall Act, which established the Federal … want to offer slightly different versions of minor tax credits, financial literacy programs, and a fund to help …
2006 map of North Korea and South Korea.

Applying the Antarctic Solution to the Korean Nuclear Impasse

… prohibits all military activity? The unlikely source of common ground lies in the Antarctic Treaty of 1959. This … prize for the United States — and a preview of things to come. By the 1990s, aerial inspection would become a … the Korean border. Only the demilitarized zone, several miles wide, separates the colossal military forces of North …
Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. during a meeting with Senator Patrick Leahy on August 29, 2005

Give Roberts Some Breathing Room

… he would most likely recuse himself. It must have been an uncomfortable moment for both Durbin and Roberts, Catholic to … weight to this concern is the fact that Roberts will become the fourth Catholic on this Court — the largest number … History News Service
A teacher and her students in an elementary school classroom.

When a Good Public Education Becomes a Constitutional Right

… California has something to offer the nation as it comes to terms with last month’s Supreme Court ruling … textbooks, clean and safe classrooms, and qualified teachers were more than desirable objectives. With impressive … California constitution, applying to all children, regardless of race. Under litigation for more than four years, …
"The Bosses of the Senate" (1889). Reformers like the cartoonist Joseph Keppler depicted the Senate as controlled by the giant moneybags, who represented the nation's financial trusts and monopolies.

The Dreary Science Meets Politics

… They have imagined that era as a golden age of free-market competition and laissez-faire government.  Many of these … exactly wrong. The Gilded Age, as Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner archly called it, was certainly not a … So it is today in our new Gilded Age. Banks and mortgage companies, which lobbied to have regulations in their …
Mikhail Bakunin speaking to members of the International Workingmen's Association at the Basel Congress in 1869.

Back When a Socialist Was a Socialist

… 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 … evil. In the 2008 presidential contest, the progressive income tax became that evil.   Republicans need to tell us …
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea attend a working lunch in Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea on October 7, 2018.

Kim Jong-un and the “Madman Theory” of Diplomacy

… Korean peninsula. Nixon learned this first hand when he visited South Korea in 1953 as vice president. An … that I may start some action is a constant check on the Communists,” Rhee told Nixon. Nixon thought so highly of … in Moscow, telling them Nixon could be “a coldhearted butcher.” This wasn’t the first time an American president has …
STS-116 mission specialists, NASA astronaut Robert Curbeam and ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang perform extravehicular activity (EVA) during construction of the International Space Station.

Facing Opportunities and Obstacles in Space

… the development of new technologies to reduce the cost and complexity of operating in space.   These proposals, … are rockets infallible: Insurance rates for the launch of a communications satellite can be 10 to 15 percent of its … voyages than a repeatable, unexceptional experience. Unless the cost and risk of reaching orbit drops drastically, …
United States soldier distributes food aid to a Afghanistan province

Food for Peace Must Remain an American Priority

… such as Germany. Former President Hoover noted, "It may come as a great shock to American taxpayers" to give aid to … peace. In Darfur, ongoing insecurity, coupled with the upcoming rainy season of April and May, poses a massive … challenge to feed millions of refugees. Roads become impassable with heavy rains, thus preventing humanitarian …
WE.177A was an air-launched boosted fission weapon deployed by the UK

The Two Sides of the Nuclear Coin

… 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 …
Howard Dean speaking at a rally in 2003.

How to Rise from the Political Deathbed

… Howard Dean’s current bid to chair the Democratic National Committee is a test case of his political viability. It’s his first political quest since a spirited speech, endlessly rebroadcast and lampooned, derailed his innovative … by his spirited speech. Should the Democratic National Committee chairmen elect him as its new head Feb. 12, it …
Capture of the Pirate Blackbeard, 1718 depicting the battle between Blackbeard and Robert Maynard in Ocracoke Bay; romanticized depiction by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris from 1920.

Why Piracy Remains a Threat

… European prisoners.   Then, as now, the United States was coming out of a long and costly war (with England). Then, … Today, President Obama hopes to reduce American military commitments abroad as the Iraq war winds down. Pirate … events might not have had much impact beyond the family circles of the captives. But the 1790s marked the beginning of …
Engraving of Robespierre.

The New Species of Terrorism

… With the horrific assault of Sept. 11, “terrorism” has become the new American watchword and scourge. Yet as George … nor anyone else has defined what terrorism is or where it comes from. Doing so may help us to face a frightening … to terrorism. Unlike simple war, it is committed by stateless organizations against established powers. Unlike …
Protester opposing gay marriage in Boston, 2007. The sign compares gay rights in the U.S. to Nazi, Germany.

Gays, Nazis, and the GOP

… should be prohibited from getting married. But Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association says that gay people … "in a gay bar in Munich."   The truth is precisely the opposite, as historians such as Geoffrey Giles and William … The following year, they established a "Central Office for Combating Abortion and Homosexuality."   Like the …
Wartime poster. Canada. The Bureau of Public Information was created in September 1939 to disseminate information about Canada’s war policies.

Can the New Administration Keep Canada as an Ally in Afghanistan?

… put Canada at the top of his list. Thus far, however, the incoming administration’s message to Canadians has been … voice threatens Obama with losing his key northern ally completely.   Unbeknown to many in the United States, the … who support the military’s efforts in Kandahar, nevertheless promised to end Canada’s Afghanistan mission in 2011.   …