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… covers, official recitals of the God-infused pledge are now forbidden. Unlike last June, when politicians savaged a … evangelical Rev. Billy Graham rose to celebrity denouncing communism as a "satanic religion," while Secretary of State … highest form of patriotism. Historian David Greenberg is a visiting scholar at the American Academy of Arts and …

… of the term “malefactors of great wealth,” Teddy’s label for corrupt corporations and businessmen. Three years later … a Milwaukee auditorium to deliver a speech. True to his combative reputation, he insisted on speaking before going … to be flip-floppers who shift their views according to the latest opinion polls. In such a political climate, it’s no …

… campaign as a religious crusade and has made no apology for it. Satan is loose in the land, according to Santorum, … in the polls among GOP voters precisely because he is so comfortable mixing politics and religion. He presents a … the kind of bigotry American Catholics have tried to overcome. What may be less familiar is that Santorum’s brand of …

… of unintended economic consequences. They can be propitious for growth, or not. Usually they move in different … consequences to explain how individual ambition served the common good. It’s not from the benevolence of the butcher, … unintended consequence of their self interest, mediated by competition, was better and cheaper meat, beer and bread. …

… Watch out for George W. and his gas and oil pals. They’ve got an … Dwight D. Eisenhower and Republican legislators took unbecomingly large financial contributions from the appreciative … and his gas and oil pals already seem to have persuaded the news media that supply is the problem. We don’t have enough …

… consider the old Chinese adage, “Be careful what you wish for, because you may get it.” A gay marriage amendment, if … likely have to endure the result regardless of how much we come to regret it. The nation’s constitutional history is … that a wide range of matters from health care to hospital visitation rights to joint filing of income taxes ought to …

… The 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education has come and gone. But in celebrating its achievements we have … that myth decade after decade. In New York City, for example, the current generation of parent activists … children to inferior and unequal education. Adina Back, visiting fellow at the New York University Institute for …

… of Chihuahua in northern Mexico migrated to southern California with four young daughters. The family caravanned up … With a sense of betraying la causa, I carried out mom's command. My mother was equally adamant that I was not to … the community to evaluate how best to promote the public's visitation of these landmarks and to educate the young and …

… on fifteen candidates who ran between 1788 and 1980. Fit for the Presidency? Winners, Losers, What-Ifs, and Also-Rans … of the presidency itself has changed, making his comparisons something of an apples and oranges exercise.  … Morris claims – evidence? – that RFK was insincere when he “visited burned-out ghettoes to ensure that he would get 90 …

… nineteen, published the gothic novel Frankenstein. It has become a classic of English literature. Title page of the … shortly after being born and her half-sister Fanny Godwin committed suicide, a couple of months later Percy’s wife committed suicide, and just before the publication of the novel Mary gave birth to a …

… as “a sign of personal virtue, but not a sufficient basis for a sound comprehensive energy policy,” he turned his back on a major … to its place in the natural and social world.  Recent news reports of unprecedented levels of electricity … History News Service …

… both nationally and internationally. The policies of transformation that he introduced carried Turkey into a secular … M. Sukru Hanioglu, who is the Garrett Professor in Foreign Affairs in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at … eighteenth century, ultimately creating the largest seaport for exports in the Balkans and the fourth largest in the …

… campaigning and nationwide discussions on the need for change, the United States elected an African American … the idea of a color-blind America. Media pundits and social commentators nationwide claimed that Obama's election … to achieve more, and how his particular strategy might be revisited to meet the continuing problems of urban decline and …

… even more with each day that American and British forces fail to unearth more than circumstantial evidence of … that Iraq was a significant threat to the international community. Why is that? Because, the United States — from … on a war it cannot justify. Christopher Gerteis is a visiting professor of East Asian history at the University …

… Coming to terms with the American Civil War is no easy task. … about many of the war's other legacies, including a transformed federal government, a shift away from an agricultural … McPherson gives much credit to their agency, he also points out that the primary mechanism of liberation for most …

… number of letters that prove he was no dummy. A historian’s complaint, however, is larger than chagrin at the number of … in America” on which it rested. When he began his run for the presidency in the late 1970s Americans could be said … nation to alter its perceptions, values and policies. The comfortable old ways will no longer do. Reagan had an …

… founding in  1948 , Israel has used hydraulic works to reinforce its ownership of occupied Palestinian lands. In … the powerful and single-minded  Mekorot, the National Water Company of Israel .  Mekorot claims it has conveyed “water, … limited sources of water that face “constant threats.”  The company employs dams and other barrages, pumps, irrigation …

… strength and quantity, and are well mixed.” Humoral theory, combined with ignorance of germs, created a situation ripe for unchecked outbreak. Those who cared for the sick—from … “generated such horror that children did not dare to visit their dying parents, nor parents their children, but …

… Having announced his support for gay marriage, President Obama now faces the wrath of … and equality. For them, slavery and Christianity were incompatible. These contrasting approaches parallel the … Some of the strongest resistance to gay marriage has come from African American ministers who quote scripture as …

… licenses to gay couples represents an example of the often complex relationship between government officials and … was viewed with fear and apprehension by gays and lesbians for much of the twentieth century. With connections, … books about the Bureau, Charles seeks to write the first comprehensive history of the FBI’s policies and actions …