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
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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 …
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 …
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)
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 …
Who Will Pay for Iraq and When?
… The Bush administration has raised the ceiling on the national debt from $5.95 trillion in 2001 to $9.62 trillion …
A Man for All Seasons
Review of Caesar: A Life in Western Culture, by Maria Wyke (Chicago 2008)
France at the Barricades, 1934
… were members of far-right political organizations and nationalist veteran groups—many of whom advocated for more …
Glory and the New World Order
… … Daniel Szechi … History News Service … Global/Transnational … Serbia … Military/War/Peace … United States … …
The Dark Side of “Faith-Based Initiatives”
… authority in the last four decades. From the family to the national level, patterns of cultural authority once taken …
How to Intervene and Get Out
… … Dominican Republic … Military/War/Peace … Global/Transnational … How to Intervene and Get Out …
Living Up to Jackie Robinson
… success for nine more years, leading the Dodgers to several National League pennants and a World Series championship in …
Rick Perry, Social Security, and the Ghost of Barry Goldwater
… with “many millions of voters—particularly the elderly and union voters” convinced that Goldwater was a “foe of the …
Black Woodstock: The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival
… Simone performed the rueful “Backlash Blues,” her affirming anthem “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black,” and a version of …
How Empathy Makes Superior Judges – and Justice
… saw the decision as lawless. And imagine the national embarrassment America would have been spared in …
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America
Review of When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America , by Ira Katznelson (W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 2005), preface, appendix, index, 238 pp.
What Bill Ford Is Learning from Great-Grandpa
… an easy – if misguided – target as being simply anti-union. By contrast, Bill has recognized labor’s critical …
