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… William Colby has become a more or less forgotten figure in the turbulent history of the 1960s and … cleared France, Colby was part of a similar mission to Norway. After the war, Colby worked first as a lawyer in “Wild” …

… lucky. Their ability to afford their monthly payments was compromised first by the falling market, then by mortgages … on automatic underwriting (AU) after the late 1980s as a way to streamline the credit process and ostensibly … practices to remain profitable, because it is in their best interest to keep borrowers in their homes, making …

… War II in Europe. This year as in previous ones, Europeans commemorated VE (Victory in Europe) Day with a combination … the end of the war. Their liberation, however, was in many ways arduous, heart-wrenching, and incomplete. In the … and experienced the Nazi’s brutality. One can also visit the sites where this harrowing history took place. The …

… very similar to the beginning of the Meiji Period, when the way forward was unclear … It would therefore be beneficial … Assistance.  “As the first non-Western nation to become a developed country, Japan built itself into a country … . “It is our hope that Japan will serve as one of the best examples for developing countries to follow in their …

… in power, the lengths to which men will go to take it away from them, and to the complicated politics of one’s immortal soul. Director Josie … lands on the shores of her kingdom amid a brutal struggle for religion. Just two years earlier, John Knox and the …

… changing sexual mores since the 1960s. Occasionally, commentators have referred to an insular institutional … corrupted your eyes, ears, smell, or touch in lascivious ways? We have little reliable information about the … set up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during Pope Francis’s visit in 2013 ( right ). Bringing in the Inquisition Another …

… When Idi Amin, commander of the Ugandan Army, seized power in Uganda on 25 … deeply rooted in the region that military leaders made the best political leaders, and that army and state were … was a traumatizing period for millions of Ugandans. In many ways, Uganda has lived under the shadow of Amin ever since, …

… not obscure the fact that this conflict, with all its complexity and tragedy, belongs firmly to the present. This … at play in Ukraine, which is crucial because warfare is always shaped by who its participants are—or rather, who they … the “Great Patriotic War.” La Vie des Idées : What is the best way to explain this reference to the “Great Patriotic …

… Within a matter of months, events in Ukraine have transformed the global political order that emerged after the … of Ukraine: Russia cannot be an empire without Ukraine and coming to terms with Ukraine’s separate nationhood is a … Ukrainian to switch to speaking Russian and not the other way around. Assimilation is also a nagging issue. Especially …

… 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, … the insatiable, bulldozing Israeli Water Company, found new ways to manufacture and control water. Mekorot  expanded …

… With a sense of betraying la causa, I carried out mom's command. My mother was equally adamant that I was not to … also use the suggestions of the community to evaluate how best to promote the public's visitation of these landmarks and to educate the young and …

… the largest episode of civil unrest in American history. For many across the country who watched television coverage, … evidence of the LAPD’s excessive use of force and confirmed complaints of police brutality made by black and Latino … and parts of the San Fernando Valley nearly thirty miles away from the predominantly African American neighborhood of …

… in Europe and the World Health Organization recently called for increased vaccination campaigns in the region. In the … Before the nineteenth century, the most efficacious way of dealing with epidemic disease was quarantine: the … child as a man stands outside with a cow (from the Wellcome Trust). The term vaccination comes from variolae …

… he appeared before a joint session of Congress and pledged “communication, conciliation, compromise, and cooperation” … president standing before the open doors of the main hallway rather than with his back against the room’s far wall, … strategy” that allowed him to concentrate on what he liked best, running the government and letting the people judge …

… of the other rankings in the top ten — Bill Clinton (3), for example, outpolled George Washington (7) — seem unlikely … immortality. A better approach than polling is to compare Reagan with past presidents who are now regarded as … shortcomings. If Ronald Reagan’s supporters had had their way, the United States would already have the Reagan dime, …

… Joseph Roisman’s  The Classical Art of Command: Eight Greek Generals Who Shaped the History of … what Greek generalship was in the Classical Age. His rubric for measuring the generals includes four broad areas: … might have reacted to a similar situation in different ways, and closes with a short, yet effective, primer on …

… sixth series will debut in 2017) hundreds of novels and comic books, and countless toys, games, uniforms and other … encounters what can only be called space hippies , (“The Way to Eden,”), yet the show’s concern with these issues was … thinking of leaving Star Trek when Martin Luther King Jr. visited the set. He insisted that she remain on the show …

… of 1918, then nuanced chapters examining the major combatants in technology, logistics, and intelligence, … echelons of government presented a ceasefire as Germany's best course of action. 5 A second questions remains, … leadership. Ending the war in 1918 served Wilson in two ways: financially it freed him from the risk of incurring …

… “elected” president of Syria. The unrest resulted from a combination of socio-economic and political problems that had been building for years and that affect especially Syria’s large rural … Iran , Lebanon, and Turkey . The war today has in many ways become a war fought between the majority Sunnis, on one …

… governmental upheavals after 1911.  Mao Zedong and the Communist Party’s Rise to Victory During the 1920s and … two communist powers. However, this alliance was not always stable.  In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Soviet … Nations. In 1979, seven years after President Richard Nixon visited China, China officially established diplomatic …

… home secretary, Charles Clarke, rushed to announce plans for sweeping new terrorist legislation that would … from the Internet. Once again, the Internet has become the target of law makers who seek a simple remedy for … of destructive devices are widely disseminated in myriad ways, the well-meaning censorship of the Internet simply …

… It was the evening of the Iowa caucuses, the first chance for voters to cast ballots in the 2020 presidential … the cable news networks waited to report the outcome … and waited and waited and waited. Much to the … who would have demanded news content presented in such a way as to attract the largest audience. In such a context, …