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… of the military later found expression in the Posse Comitatus law of 1878, still in force. Archaic as the title … of why the Founders feared the domestic use of the military will be essential if we are to block this new threat to our … pro-black laws in the Reconstruction South was offensive to Southerners who had just lost a war to that …

… a prostitution ring became public. But this headline news will be eclipsed by the next scandal before too long. If we’re becoming a more liberal society, shouldn’t there be fewer and … vows. Others will be beside themselves because we judge officeholders by the antique standards of sexual morality …

… candidate led the national popular balloting, with a 300,000-vote advantage. Tilden was also ahead in the … to resolve the issue in 1876 through a special Electoral Commission and a resulting complex set of commitments that … Democrats because it was no longer vital to them. But any willingness to concede Florida — and with it the election– …

… drawn immediate recognition. During a bank hostage standoff in the 1975 movie, “Dog Day Afternoon,” frustrated … the world, trailing only Russia. The prison industry has become big business: billions of dollars are being spent on … reached an impasse when Rockefeller insisted that “law and order,” the fashionable right-wing buzz-words, prevail. So …

… beyond the myth of the first Thanksgiving, exploring the complicated politics that came to dominate a world created … the English. In deal after deal, the Wampanoag sachem sold off tribal land to English settlers. Such sales were a means … endure a generational change. A growing focus on material goods and economic gain, held both by the descendants of the …

… to the nation he coined the phrase "military-industrial complex." Eisenhower used that address to issue a warning to … spirit as well. In this book, Koistinen explains how that complex (he abbreviates it MIC) came to be and how it has … Koistinen observes, all this military spending has not been good for the larger economy, he also insists that it hasn't …

… exchanges and cooperation between their armed forces. A competition in armaments between China and the United States will cause increased tensions and the draining of vast … support and advice on cooperative aerial observation.” This offer must not go by the boards. As a first step, the United …

… surreptitiously acquired from Stratfor, the Texas security company, revealing Egyptian and Sudanese plans to build an … and alphabets, food and agricultural practices. In 3000 B.C.E., when the first Egyptian dynasty unified the … in 330 C.E. For 16 centuries (until 1959) the Egyptian bishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church was appointed by the …

… discovered since the mid-1960s (four of which just cause a common cold in humans). A microscopic image of SARS-CoV It … it a sense of shock—both to the public and to public health officials. On May 5, TIME Magazine released a cover story, … in tourism and retail business (estimated to be nearly $30 billion dollars). President George W. Bush outlining the …

… called it "genocide." The violence and destruction is often compared to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. These tragic events … allocated land to specific individuals—such as high-ranking officials of the kingdom—for personal ownership. Under … non-Arab communities. The carnage resulted in the death of 300,000 Darfurians and the displacement of 2 million. The …

… easily between historical periods, and languages. Her command of her own discipline, political theory, and other … the comparative nature of political theorizations, Euben offers an analysis of "traditional" Western political theory … while interesting and innovative, is written in a way that will appeal to specialists, and not a general audience. At …

… *which* Roman decline and fall is the best parallel. Some commentators prefer the fall of the Roman Republic as the … inaugural address and his promise to “Make America Great Again” before broadening out to consider the concept of … never considered in terms of making Rome great again and will be teaching using that framing in the future. One of …

… Ida B. Wells-Barnett with her four children in 1909. The complex international connections and strategies that … time in my life. … I have received a sympathy I never was offered before.” Mathilde Franziska Anneke, 1817-1884 ( left … States drove new transnational activism. In the 1920s and 1930s, they collaborated with women from Africa, the …

… be ‘retrofitted’ with cables to keep roadbeds from falling off their supports, the only way to make freeways … and undervalued, the seismic program was still incomplete almost two decades later when Loma Prieta struck … that the only seismically-safe freeway is a  new  freeway. William P. McGowan is a doctoral candidate in history at the …

… dangers they were creating. She charged public officials with being far too trusting of the chemical … by killer chemicals unwittingly unleashed by the scientific community. “Future historians may well be amazed by our … rose to defend “Silent Spring,” President John F. Kennedy ordered his Science Advisory Committee to investigate. …

… Three years into Grace’s apprenticeship, Pickersgill was commissioned to create the Star-Spangled Banner in celebration of the United States’ victory against Great Britain in the War of 1812. It was not the … populations sold their children as apprentices to offset some of the expenses of rearing multiple children.  …

… Here's why.   The Great Depression was the result of the combination of the 1929 financial crisis and serious … financial crises have constricted credit and largely cut off business investment. Stagnant wages and over-borrowing … mounting layoffs. As unemployment rises, more individuals will be unable to pay their debts and additional personal …

… a conservative, Roberts also is an independent thinker who will decide cases on their merits. Recently released … been fired. During an informal discussion in his Senate office, Durbin pointedly asked Roberts what he would do if … he would most likely recuse himself. It must have been an uncomfortable moment for both Durbin and Roberts, Catholic to …

… subsequent legal treatment of the reputed al-Qaida leader will say a great deal about whether the administration … expanded legal jurisdiction of the United Nations. “Enemy combatants” captured in the “war on terrorism” are to be … inability to demonstrate that Yamashita had committed or ordered war crimes. Murphy wrote of the Court’s decision: …

… – the Labour Party emerged from the 1945 election with a commanding majority in the House of Commons – Attlee … the Labour Party's position on foreign affairs in the 1930s was somewhat inconsistent. A believer in the "collective … of the Labour Party’s leading lights had been voted out of office in 1931; once they had regained their seats in …

… a famous politician dies, obituary writers and other commentators immediately start comparing the departed figure … of nationalistic Leninism. Deng was convinced that the main order of business of the Communist Party was to strengthen … and Nixon have to do with their reputations and how they will be remembered. Had they died thirty years earlier, each …

… he stood on the shoulders of giants, so perhaps he’d welcome the gift.   Newton is famous for Principia Mathematica … is an atheist who dislikes the term because he worries it will offend the religious. Other scientists say that, although …

… case effectively created the legal context for sugar to become ubiquitous. Look at any U.S. food label today and you … adjustments in sugar production through his Wall Street office. His work led to ASR’s dominance on the East Coast of … individuals like Havemeyer in the proceedings. On January 30, 1894, the Circuit Court Judge William Butler issued his …

… Further away from the city center, a sprawling memorial complex known as Victory Park pays homage to Russia’s wars … looms large in the minds of Russian political and military officials, fueling wild conspiracy theories and belligerent … personalities that constitute the Russian national pantheon will find that Carleton often treads over familiar ground, …