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… standard-bearer for South Carolina. Among his many accomplishments, Thurmond holds the record for conducting the … one is hard pressed to think of another politician who combines self-indulgence with sanctimoniousness in such … took a particular kind of moral and political courage.   By comparison, Joe Wilson’s outburst seems pretty timid. …

… the Second World War. Glassheim notes that with the end of combat in Europe in 1945, the borderlands of Czechoslovakia … recounts the long history of German and Czechoslovakian competition to define the Sudetenland each in its own in … “always a foreign ulcer in our body.” That "ulcer" was remedied in Most by way of a forced “cleansing” or “liquidation” …

… failed each other.  Infamous photograph of German soldiers rounding up Jews for deportation in the Warsaw Ghetto, … the ways in which civilians viewed the average German soldier. Fritzsche is particularly interested in comparing the French and Polish accounts about sharing space …

… When Idi Amin, commander of the Ugandan Army, seized power in Uganda on 25 … seizure of power by a supposedly apolitical professional soldier. However, neither patriotism nor altruism motivated … appallingly clear. He carried out bloody purges of soldiers from rival ethnic groups, while his brutal security …

… his reader back to a Middle America before Europeans, as commercial and military power shifted between Mississippian … to place, Lee demonstrates that it is, in fact, a universal commonality shared by Indigenous peoples, Francophones, and … America and ultimately controlled by Native nations and communities. Lee demonstrates a mastery of the sources, …

… and confirmations that pass by a single vote, it is easy to assume that the hyper politicization of SCOTUS … John Marshall’s seat, he was able at long last to overcome the strong objection of the Whigs during his third, and … full Senate ultimately confirmed him, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s initial rejection and strong opposition to his …

… this Thanksgiving break, I took advantage of my captive audience to rehearse the impressions I was forming of the book … as a jingoistic celebration of the flag. Perhaps the most compelling stories Eller tells come in the political and holiday tradition sections of the …

… public interest. Neither did Whitewater in the 1990s. Commentators can’t decide whether Americans are too complacent, too desensitized or too patriotic right now to … treatment for transgressing the boundaries of legitimate commerce. But by the end of Adams’s life in 1826, …

… U.S. Power, Humanitarianism, and the World’s Dispossessed comes at a time that many observers of U.S. domestic … has had a murky, even “schizophrenic,” view of its commitment to the world’s dispossessed. Although the United … During the war, volunteer agencies like Herbert Hoover’s Committee to Relieve Belgium and the American Jewish Joint …

… 2018, President Donald Trump made a set of disparaging comments about Puerto Rico. They underscored just how little many Americans understand about the value and complexity of the relationship between the 50 states and … confusion begins with Puerto Rico’s political status as a commonwealth, with questions about sovereignty, and with a …

… successfully cut back many consumer prices. Bush frequently compares the war in Iraq to World War II. Last month, at a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War … the Gulf Coast, the price of gasoline skyrocketed. The oil companies Citgo, Mobil and Marathon all increased their …

… French scholar Jean Bauberot. Bauberot sees three essential components to a secular society: 1) the separation of … tumult of French politics in the 19th century, the French commitment to what they call laïcité remained. By the Third Republic (1870-1940) it had become “a defining ideology of the state.” It has become …

… In preparation for hosting an upcoming summit of Arab heads of state, Saudi Arabian Crown … it has never been taken off the table. The proposal is commendable for its novelty. For the first time, the Saudis … to the pre-1967 borders, the Saudis’ territorial “remedies” exceed the nearly universally accepted parameters of …

… It is possible that in choosing to volunteer in the Black community, Francis was aware of its marginalization. Being … Evening News headline for October 26, 1918 in Halifax. Studies of pandemics have repeatedly illustrated the … Montreal, and Halifax. Approximately 55,000 Canadians died. The number of Black Canadians is unknown, a fact that …

… that history is now more viewed than read. The film’s audiences, however, should also remember that Adams’s defense … all, to effect mental, moral, and national improvement. Commitment to improvement of self and nation motivated … Adams fought the gag rule unsparingly through a brilliant combination of nimble eloquence, parliamentary skill, and …

… even at the risk of confrontation with the international community. In persuading the Iranian government to be more … War, the United States believed that it faced the threat of communist expansion in the developing world. Iran looked … Director Allen Dulles, feared that Iran would soon fall to communism as China had, four years earlier. Having all the …

… conceived.” Under Cheney, the vice presidency has become an extension of the presidency itself. Adams was not … Bush has great respect for Cheney’s ability to accomplish common goals without drawing attention to himself. The …

… The perfect companion to nearly any summer activity is a good book. And, … present. 3. David Olusoga, The World’s War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire , Head of Zeus, 2014.  Reminding us that the … Olusoga’s book focuses on the millions of non-white soldiers drawn into the conflict from European colonies. The …

… the honor. By the 19th century’s end, the U.S. Senate had become widely known, as it still is today, as a “millionaires … The Senate itself, however, had consistently refused to comply.   Frustrated by Senate inaction and persistent … Senate vacancies without a popular vote would be a welcome start.   A more substantial consequence of revisiting …

… civil rights workers intentionally created national discomfort in cities, north as well as south, throughout the 1960s. Holding true to his principles is what compelled him to take a deeply reflective antiwar stance in … that most of the American public, either because of fear or complacency, accepted the forms of inequalities that had …

… for Independence. "Liberty or Death" exemplifies the do-or-die attitude. Surprisingly, Patrick Henry's conduct when he … to 79. Had Henry chosen to fight, Mason's fears might have come true. The infant nation was fragile. In Massachusetts, …

… Jung.  Jung suggested that alcoholism might only be overcome through a profound spiritual experience. Following … alcohol including Edwin “Ebby” Thatcher, a former drinking companion of Bill Wilson.  Thatcher achieved sobriety and … to those treatments in mitigating other alcohol-related outcomes, including reducing healthcare costs for people with …