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Beyond 'Tribes': Violence and Politics in Kenya

… and social strife. On February 20, 2008, on a local National Public Radio station an "expert" said that the … but also greed, corruption, and a realpolitik in which international pressures have exerted significant influences. When … a one-party state dominated by the Kenyan African National Union (KANU) party founded by Kenyatta. They have held …

(Fore)Closing on the American Dream

… the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)—two parts of the National Housing Act of 1934—that the U.S. government began … more borrowers. The federal government created the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) in 1938, a unique … In 1968, the federal government spun off the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) from Fannie Mae. …
Perry speaking at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.

Governor Perry’s Vice-Presidential Mistake

… servant can contribute in important ways to addressing national and international problems.  The position gives the president the advice of an experienced national political leader and allows the government to deal …
Schools often have dedicated computer labs which different classes share for studying and research.

The Fifth Wave?

… in a century phenomenon that will carry productivity trends nationally or globally to a new higher track, or whether we … endured oil shocks and stagflation, the erosion of labor unions, declining home ownership rates, the evaporation of …
June 4th, 2014, at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park (Photo by the author)

Remembering Tiananmen: The View from Hong Kong

… of 1989 consciously imitated their forebears. Recalling the nationalism of the May Fourth (1919) Movement, they called … over memorial rituals at Wan'an Public Cemetery.  Here, a reunion of the mothers of Yuan Li and Duan Changlong. The … commemorates the original. The Chinese University Students' Union laid these wreaths at its base this June 4th (Photo by …
US Marines fight rebellious Boxers outside Beijing Legation Quarter, 1900 – copy of painting by Sergeant John Clymer

The Boxer Rebellion

… a particularly painful episode in what contemporary Chinese nationalists referred to as the broader  “century of … on for another decade before being overthrown by the Nationalists (Guomindang) in the 1911 Xinhai Revolution.  In … of North Carolina Press, 2001. Wang, Zheng.  Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical Memory in Chinese Politics …
Employees operating a testing center at the Walmart Supercenter in Elizabethville, PA, August, 2020.

Licenses to Ill: Health Passes and Surveillance

… an updated health passport may soon be required at international airports , workplaces, nursing homes , and other … Italy. Passports appeared alongside the emergence of national borders. While today we tend to think of it as a … checkpoints, confirmations, and valuations. A Hawaii National Guardsman screens departing passengers at the …
Gunpowder Plot conspirators in front of a bonfire celebrating Guy Fawkes Night.

Powder Treason, Bonfire Night, and the English Art of Reinventing the Past

… , 64 (2): 185–210. Cressy, David. Bonfires and Bells: National Memory and the Protestant Calendar in Elizabethan … d. University of California Press, 1989 Cressy, David. “National Memory in Early Modern England,” in John R. Gillis (ed.), Commemorations – The Politics of National Identity, Princeton University Press, 1994. Fraser, …
A portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

… Ronald Reagan signed the bill making his birthday a national holiday, the American prophet of nonviolence had … Obama and his family tour the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C. shortly before its …
President Biden, standing in front of a blue flag with an eagle emblem

First 100 Days of the Biden Administration: Insights from History

… the Iraq War and is a frequent commentator in the media on national security affairs. R. Joseph Parrott is assistant … interested in the intersection f foreign policy, race, transnational activism, and domestic politics. One side of his … in the intersection of foreign policy, race, transnational activism, and domestic politics. One side of his …
President George W. Bush delivers his remarks on the global war on terror during a visit Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006, to Atlanta

War and “The Law of Unintended Consequences”

… would undermine rather than strengthen America’s international image. The admirable struggle in 1991 to defend … terrible disasters of Sept. 11. In the long run this international trust can prove more important than military … If the president’s actions unexpectedly destroy the international mood of good will toward America, the United States …

Original Origins

… Keeping the Peace: The U.N., Canada and the Quest for International Security   [PDF] The Many Faces of Islamic … A Profile of Egypt   (revised 2023) [PDF] American Internationalism in the Twentieth Century: The Search For a "New … Deficit and Canada's Public Sector [PDF] American Internationalism in hte Twentieth Century: The Search For a "New …
Group of women marching with signs: "GWU Women's Liberation," "I'm a second-class citizen," "Women demand equality"

A Slut from East Toledo (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 5)

… Amendment, Black women developed organizations like the National Council of Negro women. The NCNW was formed in 1935 … of the EEOC, quit in protest and Betty Friedan founded the National Organization of Women. NOW applied pressure to the … in all kinds of areas of public life. Sarah Paxton Like the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and the …