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… be eclipsed by the next scandal before too long. If we’re becoming a more liberal society, shouldn’t there be fewer and … All of these scandals broke in the news media of the day. One commonality among political sex scandals today is that … only a minority of the nation can claim to truly act upon. One thing is certain: with the debate far from over this …

… are addressed, this work is not focused on ecological communities or human impact on marine habitats . Rather, … remaining two examine the interconnections among these bodies of water after 1492. This organization keeps the book’s … by ocean-going outsiders, such as Koreans, Malays, and Indonesians, who he considers the “real pioneers in crossing …

… 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 … Soviet Union engaged in the “Space Race” to demonstrate the superiority of their political and economic systems. The …

… On August 28th, America will commemorate the anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march was one of the largest political protest gatherings in U.S. … comprise less than 13% of the population, black prisoners constitute 1 million of the 2.3 million inmates …

… likely have to endure the result regardless of how much we come to regret it. The nation’s constitutional history is … unintended consequences. Though outvoted by temperance proponents, a significant minority of Americans saw nothing … the always fragile sense that laws deserve respect and obedience regardless of personal preference. In addition, …

… In 1938, one year after Amelia Earhart disappeared in an attempt to … miles in a straight line).  Plans for the women’s flight commenced three months earlier in August 1938. Valeriy … 15. Shevchenko, Nikolay, “How Three Soviet Women Nearly Died Chasing their Aviation Dream, Gateway to Russia , …

… Poon Hui-wing, while the two Hong Kong residents vacationed in Taiwan . Chan eventually returned home but evaded murder charges because he committed the crime outside of Hong Kong’s jurisdiction. He … its window to the outside world. Cover of Worker-Peasant-Soldier Pictorial magazine in 1970, during the Great …

… Bush administration has wisely allowed the international community to take the lead in responding to the threat from … that its uranium-enrichment efforts have passed a new milestone are more show than substance and do not significantly … China’s nuclear facilities and each would drop a bomb. Only one of the bombs would detonate, making it impossible to …

… inspired by the speeches and writings of Dr. David Livingstone, the most famous missionary to have traveled across the … to drive. During the rainy season, the road's stones become very slippery, making transportation difficult. The … Other graduates have gone on to continue their studies around the world, including the United States and the …

… state was “entirely created” by the Bolsheviks after the communist seizure of power in 1917 as part of Lenin’s … a multiethnic federation or as an independent state, no one really knew. Ukrainian politicians at first acted … wars in Ukraine had global dimensions. So too does the one in 2022. Learn More: Paul Browder and Alexander F. …

… about a block north of New Orleans’s famed French Quarter. Completely walled in, the cemetery is unwelcoming. The Roman … are also lined with what tour guides call “condos”—stone mausoleums that grow so hot in the subtropical climate that the bodies of the dead within are rendered to little more than …

… balanced budget amendment been before Congress for sixty-one years without gaining approval?  Never in all that time … to popular enthusiasm for a simplistic solution to fiscal complexities, a responsible minority treated the … Looking back, however, while nearly every American questioned one expenditure or another, few argued against giving …

… fireworks light the sky and effigies burn. The celebration commemorates an event from 1605, when authorities discovered … hold government positions. When James I ascended to the throne, hope spread among Catholics for religious toleration, … “Jack” Wright (1568-1605), and Guy Fawkes—a seasoned soldier who had fought for Catholic Spain and possessed crucial …

… Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War, became one of the most divisive wars in the history of … and cultural challenges. The crisis that would become the Nigerian Civil War began on January 15, 1966 when a … in July 1966. This countercoup turned out to be bloodier, and this time, Igbos were the victims. Many …

… President Bush is presiding over what is fast becoming a foreign policy disaster. The war in Iraq is a … far more with divisive culture wars than with waging real ones. Both men reflected the era in which they took the helm … best aspects of two American traits sometimes at odds with one another: both hard-edged realism and noble idealism. It …

… to remain an unsettled and unsettling question. In years to come, hundreds of articles and books will flow from the pens … was ultimately declared the winner over Samuel J. Tilden. One of the first actions the 107th Congress should take is … John F. Kennedy. That body of independent scholars — none of whom had a particular ax to grind — was able to put …

… In societies that have undergone major political transformations—away from systems of … and political crimes. One can only hope that subsequent studies follow up on the leads the author has provided. The … politicians, arms dealers, and bureaucrats, among others, committed heretofore underappreciated crimes in the waning …

… were right-wing ideologues who cynically utilized fears of communism to crush opposition to their tyrannical regimes. … that men like Botha and Pinochet tried to erase. Both bodies revealed the atrocities that their perpetrators had … the records of men like P.W. Botha and Augusto Pinochet. One example of the revelatory capacity of these bodies will …

… them and Euro-Americans saying “Indian polities used commercial and military leverage to shape these … gift diplomacy to sway Native peoples towards or against one side during periods of conflict. Likewise, Indians used … with the most fearsome of natural elements and embodied the awesome power of the Thunderbird and the Horned …

… little gestures of bonhomie that were expected of them. Nonetheless, with ugly anti-American protests in Paris and … French Louisianians like myself no longer have much in common with our cousins in Paris. But in 1803, following the … had erupted there. What they found was a good old-fashioned drunken brawl between the city’s leading French and …

… the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. The comparison is appropriate. In both cases an attack without … between 1916 and 2001 are imperfect. Villa killed U.S. soldiers during his raid, not civilians. His reasons for … blunt objects. Present-day Americans need to keep in mind one crucial lesson in their discussions of Osama bin Laden …