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History of Sixth-Year Elections Bodes Well for Democrats

Jefferson High School Marching Colonials perform on the steps of National Archives Building on Constitution Day, September 17, 1974.

Let’s Do Something Constitutional on Constitution Day

… powers exclusively in the hands of the president. The national rumor mill is full of stories that President Bush …

The “Unimaginable” Has, in Fact, Often Been Imagined

Copy of an 1890 lithograph depicting the Battle of New Orleans during the Revolutionary War.

A New Resource in the War Against Terrorism?

… how “war has been privatized.” Al Qaeda functions as a multinational corporation, with subsidiaries in more than fifty … as an honorable and effective way to provide for the national defense. Privately owned vessels, not ships of the …

The White House lit in green light for St. Patrick's Day.

9/11 and 3/17: Closer Than You Think

… found ways to weave ever more disparate groups into their national fabric. Surely we have a long way to go in pursuing …

George W. Bush and Indian Land Claims

… Oneida Indians by a group calling itself the “United States National Freedom Fighters.” Gov. Bush could have lent his …

An artistic rendering of the observable universe by Pablo Carlos Budassi. It depicts the Solar System at the center, surrounded by other celestial bodies and galaxies, and cosmic microwave radiation and plasma left over from the Big Bang at the outer edge.

Top Ten Origins: The Universe’s Greatest Hits

… First—And Only—Victory A diagram illustrating antimatter. (National Institute of Standards and Technology/emiT Team) …

Understanding the Middle East

… NATO, and also has been trying to be a member of European Union as a secular democracy. On the other hand, it is a … see that I will see Egypt as a birthplace of not only Arab nationalism, but also political Islam in its modern sense, … Patrick R. Potyondy … Middle East … Islam … Diplomacy/International Relations … International Organizations … …

Ghosts of Mississippi Haunt Pickering’s Nomination

Inflation — Fighting the Last War

Gingrich and Romney: Right and Wrong on Space Travel

… radical reduction of the cost to reach orbit must become a national priority. Several promising technologies, such as …

The film Poster for Captain Phillips (2013)

Contested Waters: Captain Phillips and the Hijacking of the Maersk Alabama

… In 2009, according to the International Maritime Commission, the waters off the … action-filled hijacking reveals the peculiarities of international maritime and insurance law. For two anxious days … order. The American captain argues that he is in international waters, and he questions Mare’s claim to be a …

Thy Neighbor: A History of Usury and Debt, by Charles R. Geisst Philadelphia By Spencer Tyce Book Cover.

Natural Laws and Predatory Lending for 3000 Years

Review of Beggar Thy Neighbor: A History of Usury and Debt, by Charles R. Geisst Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013

Hessian troops surrendering to General George Washington after the Battle of Trenton.

The Return of the Mercenary

… were hired either by aspiring dictators or by multinational corporations. Defense Systems Ltd., a British-based … So what’s to be done? John-Peter Pham, an international diplomat with extensive experience in coping with …

Cover of Krupp: A History of the Legendary German Firm by Harold James.

Blood and Steel

Review of Krupp: A History of the Legendary German Firm, by Harold James (Princeton University Press, 2012)

… as an entrepreneur…enhancing his reputation not just nationally but internationally." 5 By his death in 1887, Alfred had taken his …

Cover of Catholic Pirates and Greek Merchants: A Maritime History of the Early Modern Mediterranean by Molly Greene.

Pirates, Pirates Everywhere but Not Enough of Them in This Book

Review of Catholic Pirates and Greek Merchants, by Molly Greene (Princeton University Press 2010)

Napoleon, Tsar Alexander I of Russia, and King Frederick William III and Queen Louise of Prussia in Tilsit.

The Global Reach of the Napoleonic Wars

Review of The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History, by Alexander Mikaberidze (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020)

… the groundwork for the eventual unification of Germany . Nationalism, spread both by and in reaction to the French, … Press, 2020) … Max von Bargen … Reviews … Global/Transnational … Europe … France … Diplomacy/International Relations … Military/War/Peace … The Global Reach …