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… the flag and forbidden uses of the flag, as in advertising–presumably this would apply to businesses now competing the have the biggest flag in the neighborhood. One … systematize them and bring them up to date, not as commandments but as guidance for people who prefer to salute …

… Class is back. Whatever its other accomplishments, the Occupy Wall Street movement that sprouted … To the millions of Americans facing unemployment, losing their homes, and racking up student loan debt, the idea … Budget Office offered this analysis of household income shortly after Occupy Wall Street started, showing that …

… historical monuments and churches.  Sadly, it has become the center of a major feud between Armenians and … in 1991, a war erupted over the contested territory, causing thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of … citizen even boasted of the low unemployment in Karabakh compared to neighboring Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh is home 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 … out how to tell new stories about themselves. Yet the singularity of the stories Newfoundlanders tell about their …

… Baker as co-chair, Carter will lead a national bipartisan commission on election reform. His prestige and experience will insure that policy makers will consider the commission’s recommendations. Carter is not our only … reorganize the executive branch of the federal government. Since then there have been other productive bipartisan …

… to get voters registered. He realized that if he were to become the city’s first African American elected mayor he … demonstrates the distance that the people of Chicago have come since Washington’s election. Like it or not, though, the …

… Still, some have tried. The most irresistible historical comparison is to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on … victory. Few Americans in 2001 can expect a similar outcome. When considering sheer carnage, some might be tempted … historical comparison to the terrorist attacks is the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. Like Tuesday’s assault, …

… the Democratic Party may self-destruct during the coming elections because it’s becoming softer on the war. We’ll have to wait until November … America.” Charges that such anti-war Democrats are increasingly pacifist and isolationist emanate not just from …

… in order to secure my doctorate. Only those who are truly committed to their religious faith can understand the pain … who wrote it. Gibson, who has been accused of the single-mindedness of a fundamentalist, might have easily … the life of Jesus. Perhaps, in the process, we can become closer to a common God. William C. Kashatus's is a …

… and what it can tell us about  changing conceptions of the common good. In addition, host Patrick Potyondy interviews … Mark Sokolsky  Welcome to History Talk , where we bring together a panel of … to transportation, we've been a big advocate of increasing the gas tax as a sustainable financial way -    Patrick …

… thousand casualties on the first day of the invasion. To commemorate the battle, Origins offers ten of the most … Western Europe seemed imminent. 2. The Invasion was a Compromise Churchill and Roosevelt meet in 1943 at … had to combat competing strategic demands and increasingly aggressive attacks from Allied air power. Allied …

… recede. In their place emerged a fierce brand of political combat that regarded private life as a legitimate field of … of their leaders, but instead as easily manipulable commodities whose penchant for irrational judgment required … of hierarchy in American politics and the steadily increasing power of the presidency. John H. Summers, a doctoral …

… debt ceiling. These routine but necessary measures became complicated when the Eagleton Amendment was added to them. … between those, led by J. William Fulbright, who favored the compromise, and those, such as Eagleton, who opposed it. … that they opposed the bombing but were powerless to stop it since the House would not override Nixon’s veto. Eagleton …

… citizens to celebrate this week,” she indicated that no comparable proclamations for, say, Alaska’s Jews or Muslims would be forthcoming. Gov. Palin’s statement cited the leading Founding … 14:34 that “Righteousness alone can exalt a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.” Finally, Mason insisted …

… of fishing families, some of whom had been in the business for generations. Yet, far across the continent the … of effort. Profits became less assured for many fishing companies beginning in the 1970s and accelerating in later … fishing internationally. However, little was really accomplished until the 1970s, when many nations declared …

… and is taking his case to the nation’s most powerful business lobbies to achieve that goal. Last week, as a key … Association of Realtors, the largest political action committee, as measured by direct contributions to federal … Security benefits. The benefits are the only source of income for 20 percent of the elderly and for 38 percent of the …

… universities to yield an annual, independent source of income. Endowment size has served as a proxy for academic … causes. Endowments are also targeted because they have become steeply stratified over the past century. Merely … this desire for revenue inspired new forms of fundraising, as well as the pursuit of grants and government …

… formally by a court or informally by a non-judicial “truth commission”? Or should he be applauded as a patriot?   Look … into a state of panic by means of widespread arson and assassination, including the murder of Cicero. With the city in … would attack, power would be seized and Catiline would become dictator.   Cicero, however, foiled the plot. By adroit …

… 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 … have only one Protestant left on the Supreme Court bench. Since 28 percent of Americans come from a Catholic …

… What happens when the world’s largest Communist country launches its first cosmonaut into orbit … vulnerability and led president John F. Kennedy to commit the United States to sending men to the moon. The … may make the Taiwanese people feel closer to China, increasing pressure on that island’s government to unite with …

… to provide a new approach to leadership. Hillary Clinton sincerely believes that she deserves the opportunity. The …

… Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s promising presidential campaign may be haunted by a ghost, the … criticized Social Security but later backed away from his comments after his Republican opponents and the press jumped … President Lyndon Johnson—Perry may not be able to overcome his past attacks on Social Security no matter how hard …