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… Kong. The demonstrators' demands have also expanded to encompass an investigation into police brutality, the … government, and Beijing? How did Hong Kong’s autonomy come about in the first place, and how might it be at risk? … know if they're going to have a chance to do so in the future. So it's not about today versus 2047. It's about …

… this policy on grounds of administrative convenience or expediency.” (This situation replicated itself in the communist states of eastern Europe; Vaclav Klaus, the first … military presence in Iraq, it will need to ensure that any future Iraqi government has sufficient military resources at …

… administrations that deemed the application of force a welcome distraction from domestic problems. At the same time, … offensive mindset—“Rabin’s Schlieffenplan,” (145) as Laron coins it in pointed allusion. Rabin's "Schlieffenplan:" an … but also offer rewarding reading experiences to public audiences with much patience and stamina. …

… decided to turn its back on racial progress and cast its future with the bigots and Confederate flag-wavers. Nixon … to study photographs of official Soviet events to see which Communist Party members were visible and which had been …

… weapon. Any potential United States-Iran dialogue would complement European efforts to persuade the Iranians to … to extend the olive branch of peace will risk putting future generations of Iranians and Americans on the path to …

… conceived.” Under Cheney, the vice presidency has become an extension of the presidency itself. Adams was not … Bush has great respect for Cheney’s ability to accomplish common goals without drawing attention to himself. … afterthought at the constitutional convention in 1788. Will future vice presidents inherit such power and influence? …

… and indirect means. The French writer Jean-Paul Sartre coined the term “neocolonialism,” and Kwame Nkrumah used it … of Lumumba’s anti-Western sentiments and as a result of soldiers’ mutinies and secessionist movements in the southern … activists, and African American intellectuals included many future leaders presidents of independent African nations, …

… an enterprising radio newsman unsatisfied with the comments from an obscure Midwestern astronomer, sped to … to drink a bottle of poison.  Two people reportedly died from heart attacks.  The Washington Post declared … at Princeton were conducting the first serious studies of the effects of mass communications on audiences.  …

… the blacks and ruin the whites of the Confederacy."   No coincidence, surely, that the most popular novel of the …

… done it with these water and sewer systems that have become ubiquitous in our lifetimes.   Nicholas Breyfogle  The … part makes it hard, that plays a big part, and the only future I see for towns like us is expanding our water base, … upgrade that brings us the best value and a long-term future. And our neighborhood keeps it in the township we we …

… wanted to emulate. Now that they had been freed from communist oppression, many supposed, it would not be long … many Russians did hope that Russia would magically become like the United States, the euphoric American … of living, prominent scholars argued that U.S. aid had been futile or counterproductive and urged Americans to simply …

… and Washington, the news media are now brimming with comparisons of alcohol to marijuana prohibition and “lessons … drinking habit. In 1970, two legal scholars wrote a comparison of alcohol and marijuana law that I believe still … whatever laws they saw fit to curtail it. This turnaround coincided with the apex of the temperance movement, which in …

… King. Jury selection began November 15. The case hardly comes as a surprise. In recent years, the King family has … a fairly straightforward case like the King assassination become complicated with such stale, predictable theories that … the Vietnam War. Later that year, the Bureau launched COINTELPRO, an elaborate counter-intelligence program meant …

… indefensibility of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima is becoming a part of the national conservative creed." But times … In recent decades most American conservatives have become uncritical of America's use of atomic weapons and … and profoundly offensive to all Americans and Japanese who died in that war, and to those Americans who still possess …

… his party's $12.6 million, thanks to the Federal Election Commission, which ruled in a recent 5-1 decision that … In the late 19th century, Republicans in Congress, such as future president William McKinley, led the charge for higher … in response to economic crises. George Wallace found an audience in a country worried by inflation and economic …

… Both sides have long known that the solution lay in compromise and talks have endured intermittently, and … The major divide remains the issue of Tibetan independence. Compromise is essential. China must openly embrace the Dalai … the far more difficult issue of Taiwan. Now that Deng has died, both sides now appear determined to find a solution. …

… most critical elections in decades. European and American commentators almost uniformly expressed shock at the … In recent decades the nation has continued to struggle to come to terms with its past through highly visible war … While a far-right victory this Sunday is unlikely, a future social and political earthquake, such as happened …

… immortality. A better approach than polling is to compare Reagan with past presidents who are now regarded as … Reagan left office. Great presidents are also effective communicators. Lincoln was the finest speechmaker in … from the rest is their response to national crises. It’s no coincidence that most presidents on the list of greats — …