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… 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." …

… 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. …

… 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. …

… 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. …

… 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. …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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, …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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, …

… 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 …

… 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’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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… policy debate on Oct. 22, nuclear weapons are sure to come up, especially Iran’s ambitions for the bomb. But the … since President Eisenhower.”   But Reagan had some prerequisites. In 1986 the United States Senate had yet to ratify … Korea’s nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009.   In 2011 Ellen Tauscher, then Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and …

… 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 …

… 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.   …