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Pro Sports Can Run, But They Can’t Hide

… The chair of the House Government Reform Committee, Tom Davis, House Democrat Henry Waxman and Senate … At best, critics say, grandstanding legislators are using the problems of athletes to gain notoriety for … only 22 percent of Americans believe that Congress should become involved in the problems of baseball. According to one …
A red AIDS ribbon outlined in candles

The Global History of HIV

… for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Welcome, everyone, to "The Global History of HIV," brought to … to think about African history and HIV, and also the surprising factors that led to its global spread, where we'll have …
Flag of the Republic of Venezuela (1930-2006)

An End to Interventionism in Venezuela

… 3 presidential election in oil-rich Venezuela, the time has come for an overhaul of the Bush administration’s … Venezuela. Such a conciliatory policy is sorely needed. Since the presidential term in Venezuela lasts six years, …
Emancipation Memorial Statue

Emancipation by What Means?

Review of The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom, by H.W. Brands (New York: Doubleday, 2020)
… His subsequent arrest, trial, and execution led to Brown becoming a martyr for the cause of liberty. The book’s final … or Dred Scott. This type of book would much more fully encompass the diversity within the anti-slavery movement of … was common in the decades following Abraham Lincoln’s assassination to identify him as the “Great Emancipator,” …
First Lady Michelle Obama reading a Dr. Seuss book to children at the White House.

Celebrating the “Seussentennial”

… has proclaimed 2004 the “Seussentennial,” a year-long commemoration of Geisel’s work. Geisel’s books have expanded … and challenged us to make the world and our local communities better places. They’ve also reminded us that the … “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” tells the story of the sinister creature who believes he can steal happiness from …
Diocletian's Camp in Palmyra

Understanding the Middle East

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk produced by Origins, Current Events in … development,  group or event. Patrick Potyondy   Unsurprisingly, policymakers also seem unable to understand the region's complexities or developed sound sustainable strategies for a …
North Korea's prime minister Kim Il-sung and China's premier Zhou Enlai tour Beijing in 1958.

China Holds the Key to the North Korea Problem

… As the international community struggles to respond effectively to the missile … intentions of its founder’s to allow each great power a comprehensive veto over any international action that might … that international obligations that come with its increasing global prominence.   China must be convinced that North …
A tractor purchased through the Marshall Plan for France.

Grand Fenwick, Afghanistan and Iraq

… Not any funny movie, but “The Mouse That Roared.” That 1959 comedy was based on the premise that by the late 1950s both … War II in Europe were better off because of the war’s outcome. That’s what Bush should seek now. The best American … And those missions have hurt more than helped, causing casualties and destruction without hurting their …
Cover of Health, Healing and Illness in African History by Rebekah Lee.

Africa's Medical History Revealed

Review of Health, Healing and Illness in African History, by Rebekah Lee (London: Bloomsbury Academic Press, 2021)
… of actors, including African patients themselves, families, communities, traditional healers, healthcare workers, and … providers over causation and therapeutic approaches to combat particular diseases. Coercive and racialized health … South Africa, the author presents much broader implications since immigrants working in South African mines were drawn …
President Nixon looking at a CIA map in 1970.

Why an Intelligence Inquiry Is Needed

… Although there have been surprisingly few recriminations directed against the CIA and other … 11 attacks, Congress is now moving to create a bipartisan commission to investigate intelligence gathering policies … intelligence is used by government. We should hope that the commission will, like the post-World War II commissions that …
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)—Article 19 states that "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."

Free Speech: Still Under Threat

… After all, American society is now among the world's most complex. In a nation of such diverse origins, practices and … the values of one group or another should not be surprising. But that, of course, is all the more reason to remain … of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it." But his views have not always been heeded. Nor …
President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967.

How to Intervene and Get Out

… the Dominican capital, to stop what it believed was a communist insurgency there. The action was heavily … because Johnson exaggerated the threat of outside communists in what was a civil conflict. Yet the President … was that Johnson intervened without first getting the blessing of the Organization of American States — just as Bush …
book cover - Helmut Walser Smith, The Butcher’s Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town

Top Ten Origins: Summer 2019 Must Reads

… The perfect companion to nearly any summer activity is a good book. And, … ultimately turning public suspicions on the town’s Jewish community. Despite the presence of other suspects (including … a layer of complexity and depth to the conflict that has since too often been forgotten. 4. Bruce Clark, Twice a …
Poster from a 2020 pro-choice rally that says, "If my uterus had a gun, would I have more rights?"

Theater of Cruelty

… right. However, even this discussion of pregnancy did not come close to the corporeal character of Kennedy’s language … the fetus piece by piece continues until it has been completely removed. A doctor may make 10 to 15 passes with … doctor stuck the scissors in the back of his head . . .” Since the Carhart judgment was released on April 18, …
Barack Obama was inaugurated at the United States Capitol on January 20, 2009.

The Strong Wind at His Back

… and hear Obama and learn more about him, they became more comfortable with the notion of his leadership in the White … they have watched many blacks delivering the news on CNN or commenting on television about the recent elections.   The … evolutionary process. Yet in view of all that has changed since Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “Dream” speech …
Abandoned nuclear weapons depot in Northern Germany.

What About the WMDs that DO Exist?

… Treaties (START I, in 1991 and START II, in 1993), and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT, in 1996). These … countries, such as India, kept their options open by refusing to sign the treaty. But the overwhelming majority of … “unequivocal undertaking by the nuclear-weapon states to accomplish the total elimination of their nuclear arsenals.” …
The Reception of Lord Byron at Missolonghi painting by Theodoros Vryzakis.

An Historic Question: Over There or Over Here?

… to take action against Iraq should that nation fail to comply with UN arms inspectors, one arresting question … fight for freedom. By 1824 American citizens had become involved. The American “Hellenes” began to hold public … the day in 1824; the House defeated the resolution promising moral support. Those who resisted the temptation to aid …
President George W. Bush

Policies for the Fearful: Rollback Then, Regime Change Now

… the test of the first Soviet atomic weapon in 1949. The combination of the Soviet Union’s atomic weapons and its … country in the world is more or less on the level of Panama compared with the military strength of the United States. … harm to the United States have diminished considerably since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Ours is still a …
President Kennedy surrounded by cameramen after signing the Cuba Quarantine Order on October 23, 1962.

How Bush Might Have Profited from Kennedy’s Example

… in the quality of American presidential leadership than comparison of John F. Kennedy’s handling of the Cuban … succeeded, Bush has failed. To avert nuclear exchanges, JFK compromised and limited their likelihood. To eliminate … that enabled him to alleviate Khrushchev’s concerns by promising to remove U.S. missiles from the Soviet Union’s …
Botanic Blooming sagebrush on the great plains

Why the Great Plains Are Dying

… and dry places, like much of the American West, will become even more parched. John Wesley Powell is rolling over … is now dropping dramatically, as much as five feet in a single year, and to what end? The plains are being …
William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States.

Zealous Moderates: Barack Obama and William Howard Taft

… season brings a new round of presidential analogies and comparisons. Two years into his presidency, Barack Obama has already seen his share. Supporters have compared him to Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry … Sound familiar?   With his first big initiative–revising the tariff–Taft deferred its drafting to the leaders of …
Top view of engineer at desk with laptop, hardhat, and blueprints

Origins interviews the American Society of Civil Engineers

… Tom Smith   Sure. And by the way, the next report card will come out in 2017. What we do is we look at 16 categories of … you know, just how bad some of our infrastructure has become? Tom Smith   Well, you know, in general, I'll just … to transportation, we've been a big advocate of increasing the the gas tax as a sustainable, financial way to do …