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… afford to do so continued their education, while their compatriots with lesser means often found themselves … to avoid the draft by getting part-time training at home. Almost lost in the clamor following Rangel’s proposal was a … a truly universal draft would strengthen our country, our armed forces and our democracy. Fairness, or the lack of it, …

… quotation: “Surely a grade of 33 in 100 on the simplest and most obvious facts of American history is not a record in … which any high school can take pride.” Does this statement come from: (a) A 1987 National Assessment, after which … history did just fine. But those with specialties in medieval, European and African history failed miserably when …

… mythical African nation that also happens to be the world’s most advanced civilization. Black Panther, directed by Ryan … was elaborated in the next issue (#53, August 1966). Marvel Comics’ dynamic duo Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the … a radioactive spider. The following year, Kirby and Lee teamed up launch the X-Men, a group of human mutants who were …

… Americans to reexamine their past as well. Austria has become something of a pariah state because its governing … was producing its own anti-Semitic demagogues. One of the most popular of these was Father Charles Coughlin, a Roman … should we. Stephen A. Allen is a doctoral candidate in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and a …

… The decommissioning of weapons in Northern Ireland ought to be a … since 1969 was unveiled. Many republicans — including most of those who support the IRA — see the last eight … present IRA is itself a breakaway faction which, in 1970, armed itself by raiding other groups’ arsenals. Sean …

… relations between the United States and Iran have been complicated and edgy as long as anyone can remember. … of the MI6 plot, especially after Mossadegh learned most of the details in October 1952 and expelled Britain's … and urged him privately to change course. Yet when Carter visited Tehran on New Year's Eve 1977, he felt obliged to …

… the British military. Yet, they also inherited the English common law tradition of regulating arms. English statutes … prohibited the export of arms and made their import mostly duty-free during the early 1790s. In 1792, Congress gave the president power to select two sites for the nation’s federal armories. George Washington …

… between present-day immigration and the flood of newcomers who came in the past. ProjectUSA’s website is emphatic on this point. Making this distinction is essential since most Americans can point to an immigrant ancestor. They …

… of widespread fashion magazines, which allowed styles to be communicated quickly to the masses. For example, Godey’s … or stiffened fabric. While the bustle has never reclaimed its popularity for day wear, it remains a popular choice … it on the diagonal ‘grain’ of the fabric, which has the most stretch. Bathing suits with low-cut backs and a …

… First, the United States should resist the temptation to meddle in China’s internal affairs, repulsive as they may … annually on the matter, would also deny such relations. Most of these voices also resist China’s entry into the … who were then fighting the founders of today’s communist government, a deployment almost unknown to …

… Day, it’s worth celebrating the fact that our nation is almost certainly about to make some presidential history. Each … important new biographical details to the traditional commander-in-chief profile. After having 43 presidents cut … early twenties, would have been envious of our advances in medicine and dental care. Lincoln was being called “Old Abe” …

… their next president. They chose a career technocrat named Dilma Rousseff of the leftist Worker's Party (PT), who … and Russia, and with nearly two times the per-capita income of China, Brazil is on track to become a major force in the global economy. How Things Change One of the most striking features of Brazil's 2010 election is the …

… lockstep with him.   Obama’s choices might also inspire comparisons to Abraham Lincoln. By the beginning of … his first term, and by the beginning of his second term most of the rivalry and the rivals themselves were gone.   … during the war, the Union Party. Some simply disliked or distrusted one another. In those cases, personal differences …

… as Amir al-Mu'minin, Caliph Ibrahim is emir, proclaimed as caliph, of ISIS ISIS is the successor group to … . The surge of U.S. forces to Iraq in 2007-2008 and the accompanying counterinsurgency strategy along with a Sunni … that the umma (the Islamic people) should be ruled by the most competent person, while the Shi’a believe that the …

… survey of American history reveals a nation that has been most often isolationist unless provoked to respond … the Soviet Union, the United States was not a preemptive combatant. It was Joseph Stalins Soviet Union that blockaded … to overt aggression, as did the United Nations. Throughout most of our history, America has been responsive and …

… have reduced the prevalence of abuse, but it has not stemmed the tide of accusations. Outside the United States, too, … changing sexual mores since the 1960s. Occasionally, commentators have referred to an insular institutional … called the gravest since the Reformation , may have its most significant precedent precisely in that era. In fact, …

… group of white, educated, middle-class women were overcome with a sense of gratitude. Friedan had explained their own, as yet unnamed, frustrations. Many historians have been fascinated with … that beneath the daily routines and surface contentment of most housewives' lives lay a deep well of insecurity, …

… a dialogue with Iran. Diplomacy can prevent a nuclear-armed Iran from emerging in an already turbulent Middle East. … During the Cold War, the United States negotiated with its most potent adversary, the Soviet Union. President … weapon. Any potential United States-Iran dialogue would complement European efforts to persuade the Iranians to …

… is a familiar figure in U.S. economic history. His most notable earlier appearance was in the 1920s. In that … investments broadly through risky buyouts of disparate companies. Often they stuffed their pockets with cash while … troublesome Gordon Gekkos of yesteryear. Roosevelt’s remedy was not simply to prescribe tough jail sentences for …

… over the last four years.  The reasons for that are many, complex, and subject to change in the near and far future.  … directional drill in operation. What explains this most recent drop in the price of oil?  And is it any … economies.  At the end of 2015, Saudi Arabia reported an almost $1 billion budget deficit .  The Russian currency was …