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… deserve much of the blame for their increase. Ever since the advent of the Bush administration, it has charged … 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 …

… in polls. But his campaign has been in a tailspin ever since. John Kerry trounced the maverick front-runner in Iowa … Barry Goldwater of 1964. Dean should have taken the comparison seriously. Glaring parallels exist between the … election, few believed that Goldwater could successfully compete for, much less win, the Republican nomination, but …

… The decommissioning of weapons in Northern Ireland ought to be a … of the political spectrum are now locked in dialogue and committed to principles of nonviolence. All but one of the … that occurred in 1798 and the present IRA’s campaign since 1969 was unveiled. Many republicans — including most …

… of the horrific conclusion of the worst prison uprising in American history. And we’ve learned little from it. … the world, trailing only Russia. The prison industry has become big business: billions of dollars are being spent on … reprisals and crackdowns on inmate reading material became common. Television replaced reading as the preferred source …

… Pearl Harbor is the historical analogy heard most often  since the attack on the World Trade Center, but a comparison of the Black Tuesdays of 1929 and 2001 is equally … to respond, “What else is there?” Even though we have become far more materialistic in recent decades, it is …

… heads that revealed the future, and automated gardens complete with metallic singing birds. In this book, E.R. Truitt skillfully sheds … in creating its own automata but viewed foreign automata as coming from lands “rich in flamboyant excesses of nature, …

… disc jockey Alan Freed crowing “That’s Bill Haley and the Comets rockin’ and rollin’ you with ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll.’” Yet a much deeper history exists and a more complex set of origins. Sister Rosetta Tharpe On March 20, … six she was touring with her mother throughout the South, singing and playing guitar, not just as an entertainer but …

… of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution ended an increasingly unpopular federal constraint on the production and … 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 …

… children with one of those slaves. Rather, Jefferson’s sin in the eyes of those Texans was to have authored the … French scholar Jean Bauberot. Bauberot sees three essential components to a secular society: 1) the separation of … tumult of French politics in the 19th century, the French commitment to what they call laïcité remained. By the Third …

… the Palestinian people of the Israeli-occupied territories. Since the 1940s, the United States has striven to contain, … In this webinar, Professor  Peter L. Hahn  analyzes the complicated situation in Gaza in its historical and contemporary contexts, focusing on the American role and aiming to bring clarity and …

… Ever since Watergate, campaign finance reformers have come to … For 25 years, parties, candidates, and other political committees have had to report their campaign contributions … Economics/Business/Trade …

… As national governments and the global scientific community struggle to contain the spread of the coronavirus, … last few months confronting a different type of outbreak. Misinformation about the current public health crisis—which … for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily …

… massacre. As the largest case of mass violence in Europe since World War II, Srebrenica serves as a poignant reminder … legacies that acts of violence leave on individuals and communities, and the importance of remembering and … War II as a federation of six republics, Yugoslavia was composed of a diverse mix of religious and ethnic groups. …

… the U.S. Congress and with the president’s signature will become law. While a new law represents a positive step for … — ongoing enforcement and oversight. The legislation comes in response to a horrific year for mine safety. All of … less attention but equal devastation, 21 more miners have since perished in other U.S. mining accidents. In this …

… nation. Joseph Grew, the American ambassador to Japan since 1932, wrote to President Roosevelt in December, 1940 … the bay, devoid of protective torpedo nets, without combat watches on duty, and lacking accessible ammunition, … ground based anti-aircraft fire or airborne fighters, was completely ineffectual. All told the Japanese lost …

… of unilateralist action is to invite lesser powers to combine to neutralize it.   Therefore, the United States … believed itself to be and acted as if it were the world's single great power and showed little regard for world … and unprepared for others' attacks on them; then would come a call for reinforcements. Customarily victory would …

… secretary Robert Gates — to review the War on Terror's combat decoration recipients and upgrade some to the Medal … Service Crosses out of more than 13,000 issued since 1917 have been upgraded to Medals of Honor. Upgrades … Fort Sam Houston. In 1973 Benavidez's former Special Forces commander, Col. Ralph Drake, received new reports on his …

… Americans have hated political and economic bullies. "Free competition" has always been our rallying cry and the Sherman Antitrust Act has been the law of the land since it passed 110 years ago this month. That "charter of … their entrepreneurship survive in the face of ruthless competition? Free competition meant the opportunity for all …

… as taking up arms against the government or giving aid and comfort to its enemies. The offense is extremely serious and … constitute treason. Under Marshall’s standards, Walker has committed no treason. Of course Walker is wrong in the eyes of most Americans, even if sincere. A Muslim for four years, he went to Yemen last year …

… Germany to legally enter West Berlin for the first time since June 24, 1948. Written by Ian Gammon. Narration by Dr. … The Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949   ( ⁠https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781603440905/to-save-a-city/⁠ ) Berlin on the … and the Early Cold War ( ⁠https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813136134/berlin-on-the-brink/⁠ ) "The Incomplete …