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… The cause of his outburst? Likely American protests in the future over his moves to hold joint exercises in the … with his nutty words: the way the Bush administration has compromised American foreign policy and jeopardized world … Caribbean. The Navy claims it is resuscitating the fleet to combat terrorism, keep the economic sea lanes of trade free …

… Joe Biden defendió un acuerdo fronterizo bipartidista como “el conjunto de reformas de seguridad fronteriza más … operación expresaron que ya era hora de que  México comprendiera que tenía que cuidar de los suyos. Sin embargo, otros … En un acto de desafío, los manifestantes de Juárez prendieron fuego a una bandera estadounidense, símbolo de su …

… less funny than Rogers — to describe the dilemma of the incoming Democratic majorities in both Congressional houses. … of its own internal contradictions. This conclusion has become an orthodoxy in the press. But this consensus seems … groups, as the party has been caricatured by so many commentators, the Democrats in Congress were usually led by …

… former leaders have been brought to account for misdeeds committed while in office. But there are obstacles to trying … to create a South Africa-style Truth and Reconciliation Commission to address this concern.) It also runs the risk … Nikolas K. Gvosdev is a senior fellow for strategic studies at The Nixon Center in Washington and a writer for the …

… put it not long ago, “The era of big government” has ended. Future generations will no doubt credit these developments … legacy with which Americans will sooner or later have to come to terms: today we live in a society of greater … critically weakened the one entity best equipped to combat growing income inequality in the United States: …

… it remains a part of the United Kingdom or separates to become an independent state.  As the prospect of an … One Head     In 1603, Elizabeth I of England and Ireland died. Her successor, James Stuart VI, King of Scotland, … violent climax at the Battle of Culloden, where British soldiers decimated Jacobite forces. The brutal crackdown and …

… abysmal human rights record. Jiang and other Chinese Communist Party officials countered that Americans are too … It should just encourage us to refrain from condescendingly comparing China to the United States. Here's my alternative: … for Americans to make the case for tolerance to Chinese audiences: by stressing how much the official measures now …

… enemies of peace."   Democrats and Republicans could surely come together to realize that children overseas dying or … hunger a foreign policy priority.  They can and should come together over food.   This has to happen if we are to … for many things in government, but not for global hunger.  Competition for foreign policy dollars is fierce, and global …

… cautious, thoughtful Obama was just plain weak, or worse: incompetent. Well, health care legislation has passed, the … four or eight years but rather several decades into the future.   Obama seems to be grasping this fact in ways that … admire? He speaks often of Lincoln, the Roosevelts, Reagan. Future historians of today’s zeitgeist will note that the …

… August 22, 1485, King Richard III of England (r. 1483-1485) died fighting in the Battle of Bosworth Field. The victor, … the titular role, albeit placing the king 500 years in the future and acting as a fascist dictator.  This fascination, … son of York and was also Edward’s brother.  But when Edward died in April of 1483, he left two young sons (both under …

… religious aura of rivers enhanced the status of riverine communities” (31). Rivers were ascribed human qualities and … the “cleansing force of running water” and this was “combined with [the] recognition of aquatic healing power … flora, fauna, hydrology, and geology) affect present and future human lifeways? The author is unfortunately not …

… who were then fighting the founders of today’s communist government, a deployment almost unknown to … throw of Chinese territory, an estimated 260,000 Chinese soldiers poured across the border to push them and their allies … many influential Americans, including Douglas MacArthur, commander of the allied forces, to call for war on China …

… across the unpolluted cosmos of 1957 was a herald of the future. The next morning, Pravda , and other Soviet … of a satellite” to the world. Pravda put a distinctively communist spin on the news, arguing that “artificial … atom” – a troubling thought for American technocrats. The futuristic and high-technology nature of the event had been …

… America Pageant. As early as the 1880s, business owners and community leaders began organizing beauty pageants in … At 5’1 and 108 pounds, Gorman remains the youngest and smallest Miss America on record. Observers from around the … on a television network. Given their tenuous hold on TV audiences, one could argue that beauty pageants harken back to …

… people in harvesting sea life off the banks of what would become Canada’s eastern shore. Cod—so synonymous with fishing … villages on the coast were relocated to more centralized communities. It was argued that infrastructure projects such … economy with the rest of Canada was to create larger communities. Resettlement shattered the small-village life …

… likely have to endure the result regardless of how much we come to regret it. The nation’s constitutional history is full of instances when the outcome of amendments varied from the original intent of those … the always fragile sense that laws deserve respect and obedience regardless of personal preference. In addition, …

… President Bush is presiding over what is fast becoming a foreign policy disaster. The war in Iraq is a quagmire. The Iraqi constitution faces an uncertain future. American policy appears to be based on sloganeering, … rarely make events. American voters should insist that future candidates address what George H. W. Bush infamously …

… War to defend their position. Then and now they argue, the commander-in-chief during wartime has an obligation to place … his. Indeed, both presidents faced similar situations as commanders-in-chief during wartime. Lincoln, confronted with … Lincoln, beginning in April 1861, ordered federal soldiers to arrest active secessionists, saboteurs and …

… and Washington, the news media are now brimming with comparisons of alcohol to marijuana prohibition and “lessons … drinking habit. In 1970, two legal scholars wrote a comparison of alcohol and marijuana law that I believe still … The courts generally came to see the state legislatures as competent to decide whether drinking was a public evil and …

… wise to heed Marshall's warning and rally the international community to increase food aid to the Afghan government. … the insurgency. There is also the challenge of heading off future humanitarian emergencies by establishing food … to building a food reserve within India to cope with future emergencies. The Indian minister of agriculture …

… remain determined, said Bush; if we waiver, Iraq will become another Vietnam. No one should be surprised that Bush … but also freedom to guide their own economic and political futures. They require autonomy.   As an American … in the departments of history and interdisciplinary studies at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., and a …

… “Socialism!” That’s the alarm many conservative commentators and legislators are sounding about the latest … to socialism. Unless the government’s investment in banks comes with effective government oversight, the real problem … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …

… career began in 1775, when he was elected to the local committee of safety and then to the Virginia Convention, … as well as a term in the U.S. House of Representatives and died while serving in the U.S. Senate. Under a term limits … where he remained until 1821, when he guided the Missouri Compromise bill through Congress. Fortunately, no term limit …

… to sustain themselves in deep sea until the vessel actually comes by." Under the pirates' command, the Sirius Star … ordeal, the exception being the captain of the Faina , who died of a stroke soon after his capture. Ancient Traditions, … and technology. Feeding hostages requires restaurants and shops with western foods. The pirates' consumer interests …