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… subject." You'd only think that if, if food was, had always been really abundant for you, and you would never had to think about it much. But food and how we get food and how we eat it has always been just so … in the sense that because it's so everyday, because it's so common, historians of the past tend to overlook it in favor …

… victory over Saddam Husseins conventional military forces, but a slow and agonizing struggle to return peace to … the Soviet Union, the United States was not a preemptive combatant. It was Joseph Stalins Soviet Union that blockaded … but our restraint. None of this is to say that we have always reacted promptly enough or fought with pure motives, …

… all alike, every unhappy electorate is unhappy in its own way. The last time American voters had a chance to exercise … of the charges against them, but it would be foolhardy for them to assert that voter discontentment came down to … hand, would be wise not to take the recent election outcome as a clear mandate that Americans support an aggressive …

… healthcare policy in the United States—specifically the Affordable Care Act, also known pejoratively and positively as … the label "socialist" a kiss of death? Does the ACA move away from the "public charge" model? Is Obamacare about … healthcare or is it more about health coverage for all? How long has it taken policymakers in the past to …

… in putting the nation on display on the global stage. And coming up, Brazil : about to host to the 2014 World Cup and … Patrick Potyondy  Alright, thanks for joining us. And let's get right to it. First off, some deep background. When and … that's sort of when the tradition took in such a way that it became a permanent sort of model.   Leticia …

… In Iraq today, humiliation under the coalition forces sparks a mounting hatred of their presence and a … hospitality shown to his relatives — with tacit American compliance. Or Osama bin Laden’s operatives could have been … or let it fester in uncertainty would fatally diminish our sway throughout the Arab world. Moral retreat also confronted …

… invaded the Jersey shore. In the summer of 1903, the always energetic Teddy Roosevelt rowed his wife around Oyster Bay in … president shut the doors of his cottage to uninvited visitors. Lincoln met with antiwar politicians while at the … History News Service …

… by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israel completed its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, which abuts … have flourished. In 2003 more than 300,000 Israeli tourists visited the Turkish resort of Antalya. In 2006 it remains a … country, overfly Israeli air space. Negotiations are under way to regularly export Israeli Dead Sea minerals via the …

… But we have found that the latest technology does not always shorten wars. As early as 1609, John Smith, a leader of … Smith returned to England, proclaiming his mission accomplished; but the Virginia Indian wars lasted for decades. … on the streets; they must confront the people previously targeted from afar. The consequence is often a low-tech …

… The furor over comments made by Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his aides to a writer for Rolling Stone brings to mind earlier, infamous clashes … problem to the military to solve, don’t be surprised if you get a military solution.   The nation’s Founders never … History News Service …

… account. When a government undertakes a project — a subway, for example — that costs more than taxpayers are … Then it dedicates an amount of money every year out of incoming taxes to an account that goes to repay the bonds. Doing so assures investors that they will get their money back, so they are willing to buy the bonds …

… During the last four weeks, the Election Assistance Commission, the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security have considered asking Congress for authority to delay this year’s election if a terrorist … immediately after 9/11. But they did not, and there is no way to address the issue in a realistic manner now. Given …

… — not lack of funds, of parade participants or of budget, but simply that no one is showing up to see the parade … in Arlington National Cemetery were not even permitted to visit the grave sites of their relatives after the Civil … the national holiday from its pedestal. Memorial Day commemorates the men and women killed on the battlefield or …

… of HIV/AIDS  as a phenomenon that began in the 1980s, when news first broke of a mysterious and highly deadly disease. … to the globalization and economic neoliberalism that transformed the global economy in the late twentieth century. On … of HIV/AIDS in both the United States and around the world. For more Origins coverage of HIV/AIDS and other related …

… been a minor Jewish festival. Yet this holiday — which commemorates the successful Israelite revolt in the second … including the newly secularized Christmas. “Santa Claus visited the East Side last night,” the New York Tribune … of the Israelites who spurned the pressures to adopt the ways of Greek society. Indeed, in acculturating to the …

… President Bush’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives — created to give religious groups tax … have a crisis of authority, this may prove a dangerous way to resolve it. The link between “faith-based … — to usher in ‘the responsibility era.'” He sounds most energetic when he talks about punishing “irresponsible” …

… a long history of pointing to mental illness as a panacea for solving social problems and an equally lengthy history …   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a panel of experts to discuss current events in … nothing new. America has a long history of locking people away in psychiatric hospitals, and an equally lengthy history …

… between the State Department and the Pentagon have always hindered the articulation of a coherent policy. These days, such conflicts take familiar form: While Defense argues that war is necessary, State … as the voice of prudence, the realpolitik strategic thinker compelled to inform the naive, idealistic newcomers from the …

… in 2018 by promising Mexico "juntos haremos historia" ("together we will make history"). Pundits have fallen over … in his promise to inaugurate the country's "fourth transformation." In doing so, he has positioned himself squarely in the pantheon of Mexican reformers. The phrase is a reference to the march of Mexican …

… As I light the candles, I will think about how many ways the story of the past can be told, and how each telling … he play his designated subservient role. If he succeeds, he gets to rule his own country, under the tutelage of the … Surely they know that nothing brings people together like a common enemy. But in the United States, the "rally round the …

… peace with all their neighbors, their frustrated desire for security is now blocking the path to peace. As the … as much psychological as political. This legacy goes a long way toward understanding Israeli policy today. The first … as a permanent fact of life. The Zionists aimed to overcome that psychological infirmity by making the Jews a …