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… take care of everything. This economic formula was fashioned most thoroughly by economist Milton Friedman in the … They have imagined that era as a golden age of free-market competition and laissez-faire government.  Many of these … guards, federal troops.  They got it. Far from "leaving alone," government intervened in the economy during the late …

… take care of everything. This economic formula was fashioned most thoroughly by economist Milton Friedman in the … They have imagined that era as a golden age of free-market competition and laissez-faire government.  Many of these … guards, federal troops.  They got it. Far from "leaving alone," government intervened in the economy during the late …

… Bon Appétit podcasts, it is likely that you have heard someone discussing the importance of fresh and local … than in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, leaving pepper as one of the only spices frequently used in French cooking.  … debates about food in the Enlightenment.  These books combine descriptions of food and ingredients with innovative …

… that government has been operating as a “deep state” gone “ rogue ,” in the words of recent legislation seeking to … a year into Trump’s second term, his own supporters have become suspicious that even his Justice Department has joined … party seeking reform toward a more perfect union? Fear or Money: Will the Real Deep State Please Stand Up? Either as a …

… phenomenon. This is why Congress should examine the recommendations made in a 2002 British government Green Paper … of marque. And America’s first naval war hero, John Paul Jones, later found paid employment in the Imperial Russian … parts of the world. Why use mercenaries? Expertise, for one. Leading firms advertise around the world for candidates …

… as the case might be. If we really want to engage the community with historical thinking, a better model might be … public, rather than a series of “publics,” plural. Thus one may be a public intellectual in one community, but unheard of in others. The niche of the …

… to expand NATO is based on an outdated crusade against communism, a crusade launched against the Soviet Union in … even handling the tiny Baltic state of Lithuania, let alone dominating the Great Power club. In 1945, that club … NATO. Politicians and diplomats may make bad treaties, and one day the authors of expansionist military plans may have …

… of personal virtue, but not a sufficient basis for a sound comprehensive energy policy,” he turned his back on a major … as to be inexhaustible.  Conservationists deflated what one historian has called “the myth of superabundance” and … grapple with the enduring issue of how we live on the land. One hopes that the Bush administration will yet be convinced …

… avoid the army by hiring a substitute or paying $350 — big money back then. The wealthy could buy their way out of … draft exemption for college students. At the time, family income was the largest single determinant of who attended … economic sacrifices by the nation and its citizens. The money for bombs, more intelligence personnel, an Office of …

… bin Laden himself, are in that area. For the international community to finish off al-Qaida, uninterrupted cooperation … weapons in 1998 and possess effective missile capability. One nuclear strike could kill millions and bring about a … for amicable relations between India and Pakistan. This is one of many steps that will be needed to achieve peace in …

… interests in the U.S. textbook publishing business. Liberal commentators and religious libertarians denounced the … of Area 51 and the "truth" about Dealey Plaza and 9/11.  As one long-time journalist recently put it, in some places on … viably onto the Web and into mobile digital applications.  One approach has been new collaborations with other news …

… Once part of the Russian Empire of the tsars and then the Communist Soviet Union, Kazakhstan has been independent … horror stories from older inhabitants about the bomb tests. One recalled how they were warned to stay outside the … the Abai Mausoleum (right). Nearby is a granite stone marking the center of the continental area of Eurasia, …

… was his only advice, citing a famous and beloved Russian comedy about excessive drinking, Eldar Ryazanov’s 1975 film … tackled this subject – a cultural cliché, as he admits, but one that deserves a fulsome treatment – in honor of his … – and both were ousted as their empires collapsed. Anyone who has studied Russian culture indepth, or spent any …

… resulting in a ceasefire with the Germans. Observers questioned how the Allies could win the war, and expected conflict … of 1918, then nuanced chapters examining the major combatants in technology, logistics, and intelligence, … portions of French countryside at the cost of over one million causalities. The Allied armies bent under …

… how interconnected each empire was and how intricate and complex politics were in West Africa during this period. He … shows how useful and important oral histories can be.  One possible obstacle that might trip up non-specialist … century.” This can cause confusion for the reader, but one can understand the logic, as West African empires were, …

… RSF as terrorists. Yasir al-Atta, the Sudanese army deputy commander, said in an interview on August 3, 2024, that the … the Fulbe, who had been migrating to the eastern Sudanic zone east of the Shari River from the 16th century on, and … c.1750 and 1810.  Since they originated in a semi-arid zone, they faced particularly harsh conditions in the Chad …

… the U.S. Congress and with the president’s signature will become law. While a new law represents a positive step for … devices, four of twelve failed to work properly. The ones that worked delivered only an hour’s worth of oxygen. … could break history’s grim pattern. Absent such vigilance, one thing is as certain as history: Not only have we been …

… to the Geneva Conventions on war, the French government nonetheless insisted that these conventions weren’t … acceptance of harsher methods of interrogation of prisoners, proved to be fertile breeding ground for torturers. … These French units exploited the unclear lines of their own command authority to act somewhat independently of the rest …

… the first to use it, we had adopted an ethical standard common to the barbarians of the Dark Ages. I was not taught … with Tibbets's defense of the atomic bomb. To give but one example: Responding to a journalist's question in 1995 about what he would have done had he been in Truman's shoes, Joseph O'Donnell, a …

… understandings of how disease is transmitted within the community. As a general rule, respirators function by … had “the property of making all the air that goes down one’s throat as warm as summer air.” Despite its odd look … and vowed to make his innovation available to everyone at the lowest possible price. The emergence of the germ …

… bulk of the population. The system foiled all potential opponents through brutality, patronage and corruption. The … as the sole arbiter of labor and political issues. The concomitant opening of the markets hurt several domestic giants … a professional and competent team of advisers. The one-time Coca-Cola executive projected an image of a regular …

… began in 1817 and continue to this day, cholera ravaged communities and strained political and economic orders … vexed medical specialists and other analysts. They questioned how a disease could move across the globe and how it … economy and the general uncertainty surrounding cholera. One case study that encapsulates this tension is the 1886-87 …