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… … to every corner of the world." It sounds like everyone will have to embrace our kind of freedom, like it or … the Bush team dreams of uniting all lands in one predictable, orderly, controllable political and … the Romans had paved for their own armies to travel. If war comes, Iraq will be using the computers and cell phones and …

… governments that help terrorists attack us. We have done all of those things since World War II, but regime … the discredited colonial power that Iraqis assumed had gone forever. Surely some will respond, but we cannot assume … property, the rule of law, a willingness to make political compromises and to accept the outcome of free elections. In …

… of America's use of atomic weapons were not disillusioned 1960s radicals but figures from the conservative … Hiroshima, the personal pilot of General Douglas MacArthur, commander of Allied forces in the Pacific, recorded in his … to see our country be the first to use such a weapon." No one should easily discount these views. These six men were …

… along the Pacific coast and the removal from them of anyone deemed a national security threat. While the order legally encompassed Germans and Italians, in practice only the … unlike the Japanese they do not share a single “race” or one “Arab” physical appearance. Even logistically — never …

… United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2002 has done little to halt the controversy . It may have reduced the … changing sexual mores since the 1960s. Occasionally, commentators have referred to an insular institutional … to the 19 th  century—the time when Pope Pius IX repositioned the Church against modernity in the aftermath of the …

… The current dilemma in Iraq looks remarkably like the one we faced in the Philippines. Having destroyed Saddam … force will be counterproductive in Iraq. Negotiation and compromise will help us sort out Iraqi patriots from … the Iraqi resistance have gotten the point. Saddam is never coming back, and Washington will not allow Muqtada al-Sadr, …

… The current dilemma in Iraq looks remarkably like the one we faced in the Philippines. Having destroyed Saddam … force will be counterproductive in Iraq. Negotiation and compromise will help us sort out Iraqi patriots from … the Iraqi resistance have gotten the point. Saddam is never coming back, and Washington will not allow Muqtada al-Sadr, …

… accepting Mitt Romney’s invitation.   Adams was not alone in his views of the vice presidency. Many of the 46 men … as president after Harrison’s untimely death in 1841. No one challenged Tyler’s decision, and he served out the term. … future political ambitions, work behind the scenes, and become an extension of his president. Ryan’s power will be …

… France is rejoining military NATO, the United States is becoming more distant. This may be the best way the United … France would no longer participate in NATO’s integrated command and that NATO military headquarters and U.S. … more Americanized. France does not want a global NATO but one that focuses on defending European interests. The …

… or the Republican who aspires to succeed him. If so, the outcome will reinforce conclusions previously drawn from the … conduct that Congress would tolerate. More than one subsequent president and now a presidential candidate … possesses constitutional power to order warrantless telephone taps and e-mail surveillance. McCain ignores the …

… and the Equal Rights Amendment being well on its way to becoming the newest tenant of the US Constitution. But it was … organized the anti-ERA movement for several reasons, one of which was to reignite her political career. Following … Public opinion was already in favor of the ERA, which was one of the reasons it was already ratified in over 30 …

… on Washington to protest the policies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Environmentalists will … to resign. Progressive reformers have not been the only ones to march on Washington. In August 1925, 40,000 to … reputation by ordering his men to attack their former comrades in arms with tear gas and riot weapons and burn …

… The 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education has come and gone. But in celebrating its achievements we have once again … of other cities outside the South. In 1958, for example, one year after the Little Rock Nine bravely integrated …

… The upcoming millennium is not just about computers; it’s also about religion and religious extremism. … the Middle Ages after the invention of the printing press. One of the first books ever printed (around 1450) was “The …

… to stir the nation after four decades. Yet the black community still struggles to decide whether to follow King’s … creed. He concluded with the hope that all Americans would one day be able to join hands and sing out, “Free at last, … for the History News Service. His most recent book is "Money Pitcher: The Tragedy of Indian Assimilation." …

… Time, transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to complete the Works of Death, Desolation, and Tyranny already … States military forces. But in fact this has yet to be done. Thus the security guards remain armed to the teeth but … from prosecution.” Iraq is surely a dangerous place. Over one hundred private contractors have been killed there. …

… Black people could not gather without violence, a cornerstone of “law and order” rhetoric that bolstered “ War on … Mongo Santamaría and Style in Harlem.   1969 was a complex moment. Even as the festival affirmed the victories … in cities including Harlem.  King’s memory created one of the festival’s most powerful moments. Gospel great …

… 1963, and in short order became that group’s first number-one single in the U.S.  It all seems so quaint now: Lennon … crowd relentlessly screamed at the sight of them.  Still to come were the increasingly more abstract and innovative … of exposure to psychedelic substances, and their pioneering approach to the studio album as an integral work of …

… events and consequences of the Cold War, but few have done so from the perspective of the Soviet Union. The opening … motives and the messianic revolutionary ideals of Russian communism. 2 Originating in Czarist Russia, traditional … to control various regions to create a security buffer zone. Kremlin leaders believed the more territory the Soviet …

… the terrorist attack seems too much to bear. Professional commentators, and current and former government officials … control. In 1914, a terrorist murdered the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, then fled to nearby … great-power politics. On assuming the presidency in 1801, one of Thomas Jefferson’s first acts was to send a naval …

… financial titans who amassed riches while pushing their companies and the American economy over the cliff. But will … suggest that greed, as Gordon Gekko claimed in Oliver Stone’s film, “Wall Street,” is “good.”   In the current … who have achieved success. They view even the arrogant ones, like Donald Trump, as superstars.   America’s gospel …

… as long as they want; if the president wants to replace one, the president must show cause. Bush did not do that … the historians and archivists to ask what Carlin had done to warrant his removal.  The White House never bothered … Assassination Records, and now the files of the 9-11 commission. Decisions about access to these materials should …

… whether the United States should send troops to Europe and commit itself to acting in concert with NATO allies.  … the world. But they wanted America to be free to act alone. They feared that alliances would  become entangling and … than the Democrats, in the Taftite spirit. But there is one crucial difference. In Taft's day, the NATO allies had …