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… rash act against a national celebrity. Meanwhile, Knight complained that he was a victim of changing expectations … trustee critical of Brand's action invoked a pointed comparison: "President Truman fired General MacArthur.  … Brand fired General Knight." Defending Knight, the trustee compared Knight's firing to the earlier dismissal of a …

… of often vitriolic public debates. Both futuristic and somehow archaic at the same time, millions now depend on … for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily …

… Dewey might have added that these unresolved problems sometimes return. Clearly the creationism issue had not been … hibernation. The return of the problem today has been accompanied by its earlier logic. There is a striking … insisting that “the great principle is the right of every community to judge and decide for itself, whether a thing is …

… were right-wing ideologues who cynically utilized fears of communism to crush opposition to their tyrannical regimes. … the violent century they outlived, the deceased also share something else: In both Chile and South Africa, their … a new government established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), the chair of which was Archbishop Desmond …

… day less than a year away, President Bush must justify something most Americans detest: a seemingly endless string … on “the near absence among the men I worked with… of any comprehension of what Nazism meant.” Commentator Dwight Macdonald called the war simply “the …

… on Washington approaches, the 1913 Suffrage Parade offers some important lessons. For starters, the planners of the 1913 march had their organizational act together. Communicating via a federated national organization called … about women voting. The organizers of the 1913 parade accomplished all this in the face of obstacles that those of …

… (Madras) in India. Madras was born in 1636, when East India Company official Francis Day signed a treaty with the Nayaka … to be transported from ships to the shore in small boats. Some sources suggest that Day was so enamored of his … British Crown insisted that in return for financial aid the Company would allow missionaries to proselytize freely in …

… history—and of understanding past pandemics in particular. Comparisons abound. Historical “lessons” have spread almost … virus. In particular, the 1918–19 influenza pandemic has become a major subject of interest. So, where do we stand? In … by spring and early summer 2021 made the resumption of some sort of “normal” life seem possible, at least in …

… iconographer, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., that he hopes someone is busy getting it all down. The hint was vintage … himself. Which won’t be so bad. Obama’s already an accomplished memoirist. He evidently prefers to be his own …

… As the economic crisis ripples through the world, some liberal commentators say that the only solution to it is a … relatively open, non-discriminatory exchange, which we have come to call "free trade."   Even before the United States …

… speculative thinking with his new biography on Trotsky. Coming after his previous biographies on Lenin and Stalin, … is the "first full-length biography of Trotsky written by someone outside Russia who is not a Trotskyist" (xxi). 1 … Alexander Parvus (1867-1924) and fell in love with his life-companion, Natalya Sedova (1882-1962). Quickly returning to …

… War will begin. The failed launch buys the United States some much needed time to revise its strategy for coping with … But in the Second Cold War, the United States will face incomprehensible foes that cannot be counted on to respond as … 2007 launch would have particular historical resonance, coming 50 years after the Soviet Union sent up the world's …

… Bush claimed that “state law reigns supreme when it comes to Indians, whether it be gambling or any other … . . . unless the same shall be made and duly executed at some public treaty, held under the authority of the United … Indigenous Communities …

… wanted to emulate. Now that they had been freed from communist oppression, many supposed, it would not be long … many Russians did hope that Russia would magically become like the United States, the euphoric American … that there are different ways to be missionaries. While some Christian evangelists (notably Pentecostals) have been …

… unrecognized until recently by anyone in the international community. It has its own government, though largely staffed … in 1993, but had remained unrecognized by the international community—pushed Georgian villagers and soldiers out of the … a new Cold War or the threat of a Third World War as some have suggested. Russia is too weak for that, and …

… dotted with reminders of this past, but the residents welcome visitors with true Albanian hospitality and intend to … During World War II, the country saw the creation of the Communist Party of Albania, and after an intense battle in … lives trying to escape the oppressive rule of Hoxha. It’s a somber experience to see in person, as bloodstained clothes, …

… in Kansas where few noticed the signs of the pandemic to come amid the ongoing war. On March 4, 1918 company cook Albert Gitchell, possibly patient zero, … compounds—all to no avail. Their microscopes could not see something as small as a virus. Meanwhile, civilian public …

… hunted EVERYDAY/EVERYTIME we step foot outside the comfort of our homes! Can't even go for a damn jog man! Like … Minneapolis. Floyd’s murder prompted protests that were, by some accounts, the largest in world history. Demonstrations … Floyd's murder also spurred athletes from social media commentary into action. Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics …

… relations in the region. By 2001, Christmas had become a casualty of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Israel … President Yasser Arafat, a Muslim, from traveling from his compound in Ramallah across Israel in order to be present at … officials, reached 50 percent capacity on December 24, something of a Christmas miracle. Jerusalem’s orthodox …

… plan. Its programs often worked against each other. Some, like the Works Progress Administration (WPA), created …

… to bear arms, but the record puts them behind “moderate, common-sense measures” for gun control — the very kind … leaders in the old cattle towns knew from experience what some Americans today don’t want to believe: a town that … six-shooter loaded with deadly cartridges is a dangerous companion for any man, especially if he should unfortunately …

… of a satellite” to the world. Pravda put a distinctively communist spin on the news, arguing that “artificial … of power between the two emerging superpowers. Equally worrisome was the larger message sent by the tiny sphere: Soviet … it contributed to a cultural fascination with outer space, extraterrestrials, and science fiction. Among other things, …

… Joseph Roisman’s  The Classical Art of Command: Eight Greek Generals Who Shaped the History of … In order to fill this void, Roisman examines the military commands of eight  Greek  generals, as promised in the … of military affairs. This strictness works well for some of his subjects, like Leonidas and Demosthenes, who are …