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… by any other intelligence agency,” especially as telecommunication technology advances. Perhaps surprisingly, … (the great-nephew of Napoleon) to set up an investigative service within the Department of Justice. Congress, however, … Sullivan, the first FBI Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO) was launched. COINTELPRO was the next stage of …

… has been characterized by friction, contradictions, and competing visions of the goals of union. The most recent … local policy decisions remained in the hands of national bodies, many of these tensions could be debated in the … greater job opportunities and cheaper access to goods and services. If, on the other hand, it flooded local markets …

… allows us to reflect on such important ideas as justice, communal violence, and political legitimacy. Like any civil … views among Creek people concerning the direction of their communities. But the civil war was also about justice. … 1814 Battle of Horseshoe Bend (and making McIntosh a brigadier general). But the victorious faction of Creeks soon …

… and artist Jack Kirby in the eponymous Captain America Comics #1 , the patriotic hero became a breakout star for … an experimental program meant to create an army of super soldiers to defeat the Nazis, only to become the program’s sole … “good war.” Four-color McCarthyism could not pull enough coins from adolescent pockets to prevent the superhero …

… It is impossible to imagine a Soviet citizen who lived and died without encountering at least one of Efimov’s images. … War I and after the 1917 Revolution and to signal their commitment to the new Bolshevik cause.   Mikhail, the elder by two years, took the name Kol’tsov and would become a noted journalist. He was later arrested, tortured, …

… In fact, as surprising as it may be to sports watchers and commentators, how Americans talk about sports today is a … their home city-states. Specialized, intensive training and diet were also essential in order to win large or … The scholarship, which is the NCAA’s “payment” for athletic services, is tied to those athletic services. If they can no …

… natives of the New World.   Las Casas ( above ) rose to become one of the most influential thinkers of his day. He … extremely popular Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, which was published during his lifetime (c. … which allowed non-Catholics to convert instead of becoming slaves. Despite these legal caveats, Spanish …

… rights issues, others Chinese foreign policy, but the most common rhetorical barbs tie back to trade and currency. This … else in its cargo: more than 20,000 Spanish silver coins. The goods the Americans were bringing would not be … of the U.S. than to push their commerce to the East Indies as fast and as far as it will go.” Merchants listened …

… a year into Trump’s second term, his own supporters have become suspicious that even his Justice Department has joined … threat to the government but as the government itself, embodied in administrators, supported by the Democratic Party, … government offices, generally working in a spirit of public service with a democratic ethos.  As Blakely points out, “we …

… Celebrity .  Fred Inglis, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Sheffield, is the author of more … of intense familiarity with distance.  This is the "compound" that makes the celebrity sacred in modern society: … than a coherent narrative or analysis.  This difficulty is compounded by Inglis' garrulous writing style.  He holds …

… Nicholas Breyfogle Hello, and welcome to The Gospel of Judas: The Rediscovery of the Earliest … and its rulers, the existence of another holy race, and the coming end of the current world order. 16 years later, we … Ohio State University. He received his PhD in religious studies from Yale and taught at Indiana University for 19 years …

… Agency (WADA) Dick Pound presented “The Independent Commission Report #1” to the press corps. The 323-page … country’s anti-doping establishment. WADA’s “Independent Commission Report #1” team (Richard Pound, Richard McLaren, … about what effects the substances might have on athletes’ bodies. Certainly there were those who disagreed, and at times …

… In November 2018, a report commissioned by French President Emannuel Macron called for … of Native American remains by American museums to the complicated provenance of Greek and Roman antiquities held … speak with two experts in material culture and museum studies — Professor Sarah Van Beurden and Origins editor Steven …

… in between. Historians have traditionally focused on the outcomes of “the chiefs now in this city,” namely, treaties. … frequently in lists of quotations. Calloway has done us a service in the extent of sources pulled together. … was a man who traveled with an escort of Pennsylvania soldiers; who insisted on not only an interpreter but a clerk …

… an enterprising radio newsman unsatisfied with the comments from an obscure Midwestern astronomer, sped to … phone calls.  Hundreds of nurses and doctors offered their services to hospitals for the emergency.  A man in … to drink a bottle of poison.  Two people reportedly died from heart attacks.  The Washington Post declared …

… declared, the group trains “farmers, women, and indigenous communities in the use of improved technologies in current … Aside from PERU-Hub, research teams from OU recently completed the first phase of collaborative projects with … varieties that could thrive at high altitudes, improve the diets of sheep and cattle, and increase local milk, meat, …

… democracies, and political experiments such as Bolshevik communism. Much of Europe lay in tatters and virtually an … world. The Lost Generation: Keeping Watch over Absent Bodies by Bruno Cabanes The First World War was a crucial … Prince of Wales, laying a wreath at a Rememberance Day Service at the Cenotaph in 2017. The profusion of war …

… This presentation commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster … Nicholas Breyfogle: Hello and welcome to Remembering Bhopal: The World's Worst Industrial … in their homes nearby. It is estimated that 10,000 people died instantly, and survivor organizations estimate that …

… atomic bombing of two Japanese cities. Most reporters and commentators who write about Hiroshima and Nagasaki … A few months later, one of the most popular radio commentators during the war years, Raymond Swing, declared … nation's past. Uday Hohan, a writer for the History News Service, is a graduate student at American University who is …