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… civil rights workers intentionally created national discomfort in cities, north as well as south, throughout the … the great revolutionary hope that human beings might one day live in a world of individuality, mutuality and … vitriolic, scornful and violent. These responses were sanctioned by law and held in place by custom. It is sad to …

… has abused its position as the world’s sole superpower. One result has been the reinvigoration of balance of power … of “a general association of nations,” what would become the League of Nations, to adjudicate international … during the Cold War — but only recently have we abandoned a broader commitment to a world governed by law instead …

… should we do about it? The first episode is the easy one. Barring somebody from the polls on the explicit basis … lists, precinct workers were instructed to dial a central phone line or to check registration lists on a laptop computer. But very few majority-black districts received the …

… According to the opponents of gay marriage, the Nov. 18 Massachusetts Supreme … and Christianity over thousands of years. However, what opponents take as hoary, biblically rooted practice is more … so that all Jews could go back to biblical ways. The Ten Commandments are mute about gay marriage. Males in a …

… Oslo, Norway. Host Patrick Potyondy interviews her about one of the most contentious topics today— abortion —as well … associate editor Patrick Potyondy. Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to Writers Talk History, a partnership between the … in the United States. Patrick Potyondy   Great. You mentioned the difference between Europe and the United States and …

… discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on a person’s sexual orientation or … Act. These landmark decisions represent an important milestone for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer ( … Medina, 2019. Photo courtesy of OutSupport. Today, Ohio is one of 29 states that lack statewide protections based on a …

… the United States and the 184th anniversary of the death of one of its founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson. We revere the … luxury and self-indulgence with the stern defender of the common man we know from history textbooks. As chief … table. He spared no expense. The White House wine bill alone was $10,000 in his first presidential term. Not even …

… the challenges America faces in the manner of an old-fashioned Western. His scenarios resemble the plot of one of the greatest of the genre, “High Noon.”Ý Bush may be … a villain and his henchmen threaten the safety of a western community, whose cowardly citizens cringe in the face of …

… years of cosmopolitanism offers an important perspective on one of the crucial issues facing society in the post-9/11 … Republicans. This allows her to easily skim over the often complicated inter-relations between politics, science, and … civil society that Jacob associates with cosmopolitanism. One wonders if she does not mention this concept so as to …

… of Life magazine in 1941, the “American Century” would be one of democratic revolution. “We have some things in this … of Guatemala’s Jacobo Arbenz dared to undertake a comprehensive land reform campaign, nationalize corporate … legitimated American support for right-wing “authoritarian” ones. Communists would never change; dictatorships might …

… play, adults' efforts to provide protective spaces indoor (community centers, YMCA) and outdoor (playgrounds, sports … Chudacoff's new book, Children at Play . Chudacoff is one of America's most respected historians. He has served … and class throughout his study of American childhood, but one aspect of this seems overly simplified. Chudacoff …

… flood, what do we learn? Is it a cautionary tale, or just one of many disasters described in early modern sources as … productive mining town and—with some 120,000 inhabitants—one of the world's most populous cities. Nearly five years … structures made from this earthen material were common throughout the Andes, and they were generally …

… with President Obama's birth certificate, still not completely laid to rest, is an extreme version of a tactic … the Founding Fathers:  questioning whether a political opponent is a "real" American. It was first employed more than … an American Reign of Terror if Jefferson became president. One editorial warned that "the soil will be soaked with …

… world, the more necessary a knowledge of foreign nations becomes. Yet Congress is trying to handicap that endeavor by … patriotism, has unanimously passed an act, HR3077, to bring one group of experts, those in international studies, under … and cultures at the service of American power.” Proponents of HR3077 insist that no one is forced to agree with …

… As Republicans have long done, Democrats are beginning to speak openly about their … who make up the Religious Right, faith is important when it comes to moral issues such as abortion and homosexual … political leaders knew that the promotion of religion was one of the best ways of instilling virtue in the people of …

… a proposed constitutional amendment on term limits. One of the main arguments in favor of term limitations has … career began in 1775, when he was elected to the local committee of safety and then to the Virginia Convention, … he faced a skilled, knowledgeable, and experienced opponent. The Framers of the Constitution knew about term …

… strategists have long been concerned that Americans would become complacent” about the war on terrorism. “Skepticism by voters could obviate what his advisers think is one of his paramount advantages,” the Post says. Bush wants … weak and letting Bush define the campaign agenda.  No one knows which path will win the most votes. Two things are …

… keep alive “destabilizing” questions. Remember Al Gore? Sooner than you think, you too may be calling him … votes for president. But he looked like a backwoods ruffian compared with the venerable John Quincy Adams. So elite … to act up, and nervous investors might take their big money elsewhere. In fact, there is no good reason to think …

… scientists hoped that vaccines could be used to eradicate common childhood diseases such as mumps and rubella. Yet … public confidence in vaccination. Second-wave feminism was one such movement. As caregivers, women traditionally bore … them aside. The effect was that women increasingly questioned the utility of vaccinations, especially in their role …

… your right, you will encounter the upscale whiskey house, complete with nineteenth-century stone walls that feature the beautifully carved Porter’s Stone, which immortalizes Leith’s warehouse roots. Yet, if you …

… fans and their parents know that Theodor S. Geisel was born one hundred years ago this month. Who? While most of us have … has proclaimed 2004 the “Seussentennial,” a year-long commemoration of Geisel’s work. Geisel’s books have expanded … a particular social or political agenda in mind, and anyone familiar with the whimsical silliness of his works would …

… hard to fit into the nation’s triumphalist mythology. For one thing, it was a misbegotten war. Lacking today’s fast communications, Washington didn’t learn until after the … self-interested. But as we know, wars have blowbacks. This one was no exception. The War of 1812 reawakened long-held …

… foreign observers predicted that the days of the Chinese Communist Party were numbered. And yet, as we mark the 18th … of 21st-century geopolitics has also bolstered the party. One argument the party uses to convince the Chinese people … to answer with certainty, but recent history tells us one thing. The party's fate will continue to depend not just …

… Although the United States has often wavered from that commitment, the tragic events of Sept. 11 compel us to … flag and that Betsy Ross of Philadelphia sewed the first one in June 1776 at the request of George Washington. But … Ross suggested the circular arrangement of the stars. No one knows with absolute certainty the symbolism of the …