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… American values. "Be Americans First," he beseeches his audiences, meaning be "western."   But Tancredo misunderstands … would contribute to the "wealth and strength of the community."    Similarly, John Laurance of New York declared …

… as the case might be. If we really want to engage the community with historical thinking, a better model might be … facilitator who makes the past relatable to a broad audience. While most academics may not have access to a … television channels to hundreds, as well as thousands of websites and blogs, means that it may be a mistake to refer …

… conceived.” Under Cheney, the vice presidency has become an extension of the presidency itself. Adams was not … Bush has great respect for Cheney’s ability to accomplish common goals without drawing attention to himself. … afterthought at the constitutional convention in 1788. Will future vice presidents inherit such power and influence? …

… to American historians, frequently recited in religious studies classes, and often skewered in popular culture, e.g., … and the Book of Mormon have captivated an American audience. There is little question that such interest will not …

… antiwar movement, Black Power, and the generation gap had come even to Ohio. As the iconoclastic journalist I.F. Stone … Guard moved on campus and pushed students from the central Commons back toward the dorms. Having done so, the Guard’s … back at the Guard. Some chucked rocks; others jeered the soldiers. Many students described the atmosphere as almost …

… around 1,500 people in Guatemala—including prisoners, soldiers, prostitutes, psychiatric patients, and children—were enrolled without consent in unethical studies related to the testing and treatment of sexually … and the Pan American Sanitary Bureau (which would later become the Pan American Health Organization) financed and …

… a protester in his 30s told a correspondent that he had studied geology, but after graduating the only job that he … made it impossible for them to get married. Many others complained of low pay and underemployment. While the … A classic monopolistic economy emerged in which the large companies, protected by tariff walls, enjoyed a captive …

… who remained on the court. This dramatic change in the composition of the Supreme Court can be traced to the … justices to judge these issues. Perhaps the time has come to ask them to recuse themselves when cases come before their court on which their church has taken …

… a strong hold on the imagination of the American public. To commemorate “Honest Abe,” Origins offers ten of the most … since the murderer proclaimed his identity to a stunned audience in Ford’s Theatre. Non-academic writers have … case within the system. 10. The Renaissance in Lincoln Studies Abraham Lincoln, 1864 Over the last twenty years, we …

… the Arab officials of Iraq’s British-backed King Feisal “incompetent.” He noted the gross over-expenditure of monies in … to turn on the news to realize that the United States is futilely struggling with the very same problems that … American troops from that nation now. Shannon Monaghan studies history at Yale University and writes for the History …

… Congress to honor the passing of Paul Ecke, Jr., who helped commercialize the plant in the United States in the middle … to  Mexican-U.S. relations . The date itself was chosen to commemorate the 1851 death of Joel Roberts Poinsett, the … to meddle in the negotiations between a Mexican and Spanish commander.  While he did nothing to change the outcome of …

… the party. In July, when the 186 members of the platform committee meet, they’ll have to write a plank on the war in … a strong antiwar position — “bring ‘em all home now” — is compelling. But it could well be politically fatal. The … the White House. Ira Chernus is a professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer …

… onto both parties’ national agendas for decades to come and FDR splicing “conservation into the Democratic …

… As any viewer of television news knows, those who comment on the Arab-Israeli crisis offer many different … group continues to indulge in these fantasies, significant compromise will be difficult to achieve.   The principal … over highways connecting their communities, and soldiers in the Israeli army guard the routes and stop …

… Ehrlich predicted that hundreds of millions of people would die in a global famine in the 1970s unless the rise in human … visions of Malthus, Ehrlich, and other doomsayers have not come to pass.  Drawing on a rich variety of government … Ó Gráda believes that this trend will continue into the future.  Global food production has increased by one-third …

… storm which these swells...told us in unerring language was coming.” —Dr. Isaac Cline Today, the National Weather … surge, and thirty-three of those sheltering in the house died. The best estimates of the death toll are at least … vanished. At St. Mary’s Orphanage, 90 children and ten nuns died; only three children survived. Beyond the tragic losses …

… the fight. Nixon was in Seoul to convince Rhee it would be futile for South Korea to restart its war with the North. … that I may start some action is a constant check on the Communists,” Rhee told Nixon. Nixon thought so highly of …

… U.S. Power, Humanitarianism, and the World’s Dispossessed comes at a time that many observers of U.S. domestic … has had a murky, even “schizophrenic,” view of its commitment to the world’s dispossessed. Although the United … of European DPs had already boarded trains to uncertain futures in their former homelands. Instead he follows the …

… They argue that the Monica Lewinsky matter would never have come up save for the lawsuit filed by Paula Jones. … that the government was 60 percent under the control of the Communists. Kennedy’s speeches condemning the rise of a … to this radical right as well. Kennedy benefited from the comparison. His poll numbers soon rose. The Goldwater …

… to start with: What do Americans fund every year at levels comparable to annual budget of the Pentagon? Answer: the … to be an enormous enterprise; and second, we don't have a comprehensive sense of its history. Until now. Philanthropy … that grew into the University of Pennsylvania, the Library Company and the American Philosophical Society, all of which …

… U.S. general killed in World War II, are not names that come to mind for most people.   That's because this is not … Indian history, arts and crafts, and the national tragedies of the 19th century. This is important material, but … Piewesta (Hopi) became the first American Indian woman to die in combat. Four months earlier, U.S. Navy Cmdr. John …

… outside of Haifa, then Palestine , working on a kibbutz (a communal farm). When Halprin returned to the U.S. he trained … drugs at one end of the fountain, walk to the other end and die. This was not the “interactivity” Halprin had in mind. … it was her “favorite spot on the National Mall.” Before he died in 2009, Halprin explained that he “made [the memorial] …