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… economic distress wrought by swashbuckling capitalism. As Commanders-in-Chief and liberal Protestants, the twenty-fifth and forty-fourth presidents both confronted the knotty issue of … played in McKinley's decision for war. The senator's visit and interventionist bent hardly made him distinct. …

…   Brionna Mendoza Previously on Prologued … James Bradford The United States essentially becomes one of the major contributors to Afghanistan's … As any good historian should, we encourage our listeners to visit episode descriptions for citations to background …

… U.S. military researchers were busy inventing new weapons for the next war. The new Secretary of Defense, Donald H. … launching deadly fighter and torpedo planes. Even as newspapers reported investigations of “the munitions makers” … which plan to test the next generation of bombs on computers rather than under the ground. But who’s paying …

… in the Room by Marc Horger In 2011, I penned an article for this publication on the subject of populism in American … the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, delivering sharp comic material about his recently released long-form birth … and Samar Islands in November 2013, then-Mayor Duterte visited within days and coordinated his own aid effort, …

… government. First Lady Michelle Obama making a plea for the return of the Chibok girls, 2014 “[We] need . . . to … The consensus among many academics, journalists, and commentators is that Boko Haram is an Islamist organization … from Mali, North Africa, Egypt, and the Saharan oases visited the region of West and Central Africa known as …

… Do cardinals really behave that badly? Are elections for new  popes  always so politically fraught? And most … The early version was small (around 30 clerics) and comprised only of “cardinal priests” who served parishes … died somewhere far from Rome, probably never having even visited.   Nevertheless, Christians in Rome from the third …

… discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on a person’s sexual orientation or … identity in Medina, OH, 2019. Photo courtesy of OutSupport. For almost two hours, the bills’ supporters testified in … way.” Best-selling author and urban planner Richard Florida visits an art and design studio in Dayton, OH in 2008. Photo …

… NATO “officially” ended its combat operations in Afghanistan in late December 2014, but … only nominally in control. And the Taliban — that American forces went in to banish in 2001— remains a force to be … Crews ,  Scott Levi , and Alam Payind about Afghanistan’s complex history to ask what the past of these peoples and …

… announcement marked the end of China’s chaotic era of foreign domination since the mid-18th century and of … governmental upheavals after 1911.  Mao Zedong and the Communist Party’s Rise to Victory During the 1920s and … Nations. In 1979, seven years after President Richard Nixon visited China, China officially established diplomatic …

… of identity erasure, invisibility and hyper visibility for Urban Indian, graduate students who attended an … Dr. Lucy Murphy  Hello, welcome to "Re-storying the Experiences of Indigenous College … Dependent and Neglected Children in Denver, Colorado when I visited on March 25, in 2018. This picture is on the grounds …

… ubicada en las afueras de la Ciudad de México, prosperó como una ciudad hace casi dos mil años. El ascenso y la … Aztecas, el sacrificio humano probablemente era una de las formas más profundas de apaciguar a los dioses. En 1519, … Aparte de ser un lugar estupendo que turistas pueden visitar, el Zócalo también es usado para protestar contra …

… Bush will spend most of this month at his ranch in Crawford, Tex. By fleeing the White House, he continues a … view of wartime Washington. On most mornings, Lincoln commuted into the city, but during hot summer months his … president shut the doors of his cottage to uninvited visitors. Lincoln met with antiwar politicians while at the …

… stand at the bow of the ferry as the water of the White Sea comes in wave after wave through the hole in the gunwale for the anchor chain. Stepping up on the coiled ropes lying … and other factors on the growth patterns of this flora. Visitors stroll in the Botanical Gardens, Solovki. The monks …

… •    Angela Brintlinger (Moderator), Director, Center for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, The Ohio … University •    Philip Kopatz, Graduate Student, Center for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, The Ohio … Angela Brintlinger: Hello, and welcome to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine brought to you by …

… with a column praising the strategic savvy and tactical competence of abdicated Alaska governor Sarah Palin. Broder … grasp of what was happening to them economically, but for complex cultural reasons they believed that it could … Pseudo-Conservative Revolt" (1954), "Pseudo-Conservatism Revisited" (1964), and "The Paranoid Style in American …

… and consumers of the world and causing backlash. In a 2015 Foreign Affairs article, Schwab outlines the previous three … in eighteenth-century Britain. Electrification and telecommunications , led by nineteenth-century American … smart technology, Big Data, and automation herald the latest revolutionary cycle, defining the transnational …

… in 2003. Mars, the red planet so close to Earth, has become a tantalizing target for humans to visit. Noted space entrepreneur Elon Musk recently released …

… Emmanuel Macron provoked controversy in France during a visit to Algeria. There, he pronounced French colonialism to have been a “crime against humanity.” For historians of colonialism, this may not seem like a … That paper, simply entitled “Declarations Drawn up in Common Agreement,” was signed in a town on the French side …

… nun is abducted, stripped, threatened with rape, and forced to drink her captors’ urine. This is the latest in a series of attacks on Christians in that nation … of the early martyrs are wildly exaggerated, if not completely fictional. But later, better documented deaths …

… of psychedelic exploration . The Summer of Love marked the coming out party for the counter-culture we now associate with the 1960s, a … later, as well as the music festivals we see today. In comparison to today’s bloated ticket prices, admission for …

… to consider Ukraine’s architecture during war first and foremost because it is important to the Ukrainian people. Ukrainians are not only fighting for the right to live on their territory, they are fighting … For more information about the Co-Haty Project, please visit https://www.metalab.space/co-haty-ukr Video production …

… This years Veterans Day comes in the wake of fierce political campaigning over which … truest friend and the staunchest ally of those now fighting for their country overseas. The divisive war in Iraq was … of the Civil War" (2006) and a writer for the History News Service. …

… I say that? Because the outcry that many expected over the combat deaths of American women in Iraq has not taken place. … and may bring home just how high a cost the Iraq war has for us. It’s no coincidence that the two most famous … Commonwealth University, is a writer for the History News Service and the author of "Slippery Characters: Ethnic …

… What Everyone Needs to Know  should be required reading for any student studying the Black Sea region, and for any … Saint (~ 988) to the present, and it would require dozen visits to Ukraine to understand the land and its people. … the reader.   The reviewer’s photos during the peaceful component of the pro-democracy EuroMaidan protests.  …