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… never quite sure what those air assaults should or could accomplish. Though he hoped that Hanoi would abandon its … to preserve a stable South Vietnam could not be accomplished by air strikes alone.   Though President Obama's … the past several decades, air strikes and no-fly zones have sometimes achieved their goals when those goals were clear, …

… and religious images get out of hand: ‘he must be for all companies, and all men’s money.’” To the lay and scholastics alike, the first thoughts that come to mind when discussing the Reformation is almost never … during these reigns. It is not until Elizabeth I that some form of lasting stability is finally achieved. The …

… A soldier named Tim McVeigh . . . ―Charlie King, The War is Coming Home , 1996 On April 19, 1995, a date fraught with … former soldier Timothy McVeigh—along with several accomplices—detonated a three-and-a-half ton fertilizer bomb … a detailed plan for race war.” White Power leaders adopted some of the fictional warriors’ key strategies, most notably …

… had written two short articles on urban life. Frugoni combined the two articles, included her own notes, and has … almost entirely on its inhabitants. To do so, she deftly combines textual and visual sources. Using primarily the … the chapters, the transition from chapter to chapter can be somewhat jarring. In addition to the vignettes of medieval …

… 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 … Democrats’ television campaign was so successful that even some local Republican organizers assailed Goldwater for his …

… and Russia, and with nearly two times the per-capita income of China, Brazil is on track to become a major force in the global economy. How Things Change … as January she was also battling lymphatic cancer. For some analysts, the expansion of prosperity and of economic …

… Gaul, or today’s Emilia Romagna—the statesman and accomplished general Julius Caesar crossed the little Rubicon … which ended with Caesar’s victory—and enabled Caesar to become, essentially, the sole ruler of the Roman state . … an army that was too loyal for their comfort. Caesar was to some degree hamstrung, though. He knew the Senate would …

… 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 … space program, if only from unclassified literature, some in the United States will undoubtedly use the first …

… and, due to a series of blunders by his subordinate commanders, his force was overwhelmed. Aside from numerous … the battle. His narrative navigates seamlessly between commanders and commoners and sheds new light the conflict. … religious, political, and regional lines. It was hoped by some, such as Prime Minister Crispi, that imperialism would …

… differences? Opponents of Electoral College reform commonly respond that the federal government should not … geographic and population apportionment safeguards smaller communities’ important interests. It’s an argument as old as … as much in the Electoral College and Senate as that of someone in the East. This solution also offers other …

… Welcome aboard the train, British History ! In preparation for … in the world. The bloody 1900 Boer War and increased competition with the Germans over railroad and maritime … way to explore J.R. R. Tolkein’s Middle Earth, engage in some football (the English, not American kind), and even …

… ethics of the robber barons. Between 1871 and 1883, commercial hide hunters slaughtered buffalo by the millions. … create a context in which Americans began to see nature as something far different than their ancestors. The paintings … the resulting public outcry finally allowed Congress to overcome the railroads and pass a law creating meaningful …

… Glory, at Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd, Russia. The monument commemorates those who died defending the city 1942-1943. In … statue The Motherland Calls , sited on a hill that saw some of the fiercest fighting in 1942, towers over the city. … several weeks by a handful of Soviet defenders under the command of the eponymous Lieutenant Pavlov, is partially …

… wise to heed Marshall's warning and rally the international community to increase food aid to the Afghan government. … appeal has not been fully answered by the international community. Another tragedy is unfolding in the isolated … Afghan government. A grain reserve would offer Afghanistan some protection against future food shortages brought on by …

… 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. … as the end of a political career. In fact, it has become something of a springboard to the presidency. Four of the …

… 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 …

… tax credit for children to the nation’s 6.5 million low-income families, and has buried the measure in another round … abolition aroused a cadre of reformers who unsettled public complacency in less than a century. In 1780, Pennsylvania … deplore it in dinner table conversations before asking someone to pass the lamb chops. Barbara Ehrenreich detailed …

… nonconformist left. Historian Leilah Danielson attempts to complete the work that Muste did not. It is most useful to … he tried to forge an independent middle ground between the Communists on the left and the AFL on the right, first at … the capstone of Muste's global vision, and it would be somewhat of an obsession for the remainder of his life. In …

… where it remained until 1780 when it moved to the larger Somerset House. After again relocating in 1857 to Burlington … to elevate them to an esteemed position in the eyes of competing Oxbridge scientists, derisive Anglican clergy, and … began to wane, and by the century’s close meetings had become a place to present research (comparable to modern …

… as taking up arms against the government or giving aid and comfort to its enemies. The offense is extremely serious and … constitute treason. Under Marshall’s standards, Walker has committed no treason. Of course Walker is wrong in the eyes … and volunteers from Europe and the United States, some of them communists, joined the fight. The neutral …

… enemies of peace."   Democrats and Republicans could surely come together to realize that children overseas dying or … hunger a foreign policy priority.  They can and should come together over food.   This has to happen if we are to … in the U.S. government to lead the fight against hunger, someone to consistently remind people of suffering in far …

… or the Republican who aspires to succeed him. If so, the outcome will reinforce conclusions previously drawn from the … the conduct of national security policy. That legacy deeply compromises our constitutional system. Lessons drawn from … efforts repeatedly failed, has now concluded that an extraordinary claim of presidential authority can be made …

… the bomb without igniting a major war. Even more worrisome is the catastrophic possibility that Bush will form … Bush administration has wisely allowed the international community to take the lead in responding to the threat from … sanctions against Iran for the first time and urged Iran to comply with a United Nations request to halt its nuclear …