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… fair to most Americans. After all, Fidel Castro was a Communist dictator. The United States had to open its doors … to hold the Cubans in camps.   By September 1994, about 20-30,000 Cubans were interned on Guantanamo and in Panama.  … refugees sat interned in camps. But only the Cubans stood a good chance of staying in the United States.   The American …

… trial. Lienesch's introduction to social movement theory will be interesting and informative for those unfamiliar with such theory. Lienesch's comparisons of the antievolution movement to other social … about "intelligent design," meanwhile, should find a good starting point for their research in his last chapter …

… or “Old Town,” is relatively new. This area had to be completely rebuilt after its destruction during  World War … of the Altstadt from the other side of the Elbe is commonly referred to as the “Canaletto View,” after the … Nazis  immediately used the bombing to create propaganda against the Allied forces because the attack on Dresden …

… wild — the hounded remnant of a herd that once numbered 30 million. Almost no one believed the buffalo could be … ethics of the robber barons. Between 1871 and 1883, commercial hide hunters slaughtered buffalo by the millions. … On May 1, 2007, a buffalo calf on APF’s Montana reserve will turn one year old. The calf is the first genetically …

… from Texas of a severe cold snap that left icicles hanging off ceiling fans and stories of families going days without … least some of the blame can go to the now-disgraced energy company, Enron, and its misuse of long-held American … images of the financial slight of hand that ruined the company in 2001. But before that point, both Ken Lay and …

… it takes you to read this article, the American government will have spent $700,000 on the war. The war has cost $200 … of taxing citizens. Lotteries, an essential source of income for 42 states today, helped pay for the Revolutionary … more money, as did sales of savings bonds. And those were “good” wars. Controversial wars, such as the Iraq war today, …

… to find oxygen, medication, and hospital beds. The official daily death toll now nears 4,000, and this is … patients’ access to lifesaving medical assistance, all compounded by the emergence of a new variant that may be … to challenge the underlying health inequities that have become so glaringly apparent in India’s second coronavirus …

… inaccurate, always misapplied metaphor that unnecessarily complicates our thinking surrounding religion and politics.  … Amendment easier for the diverse states to digest. Even an official establishment of religion at the state level was … be kept "high and impregnable."  Current Chief Justice William Rehnquist has rightly criticized this misuse of …

… career as congressman. Millions of moviegoers will soon discover Adams as the man who in 1841 successfully … all, to effect mental, moral, and national improvement. Commitment to improvement of self and nation motivated … presidency. Most notable was his heroic eight-year fight against the “gag rule,” adopted by the House in 1836 to …

… Some pundits have compared the recent uprisings in the Middle East to the … is how quickly popular uprisings spread across national borders.  Between January and June 1848, as the news of … "nation."   The Arab peoples of the Middle East today will have to overcome similar daunting challenges. What will …

… indicators goes on. As we celebrate Earth Day, Origins offers ten essential points to know about climate change on … raise average global temperatures. In the late 1930s, British engineer Guy Stewart Callendar observed that … gasses drove rapid changes in global climate. Faster computers and better climate models have improved forecasts …

… out a call throughout western Christendom for soldiers to come to Alexios' aid by appealing to the western desire to … to his closest ally, and eventually to his enemy once again. Throughout this narrative, Bohemond also becomes a heroic figure among the crusaders, renowned for his …

… sex, drugs, and financial and electoral manipulation have become mainstays in political reportage. From Watergate to … Indian leaders. For Edmund Burke, who filed the charges against Hastings, and others in England , the root of the … events, Dirks reminds us that the scandals of empires past offer us important lessons about the nature colonial …

… University have rained on the parade of that university’s 300th anniversary by bringing to light Yale’s involvement … Writers such as St. George Tucker, a law professor at William and Mary, proposed the gradual abolition of slavery … it difficult to break free from the constraints of their communities, for many churches, political parties and laws …

… so politically fraught? And most pressingly, where do they shop for those amazing robes?   As an historian of Late … or ninth century.   The early version was small (around 30 clerics) and comprised only of “cardinal priests” who served parishes …

… election campaign, he coached his chosen successor William Howard Taft to hit hard against Democratic candidate … a Milwaukee auditorium to deliver a speech. True to his combative reputation, he insisted on speaking before going … calibrated positions of most modern contenders for office. Whether fairly or not, today’s politicians are …

… are uncertain. The only documentary evidence of the event comes from the journal of Plymouth Colony’s governor, Edward … And it’s likely that the Indians were fully clothed to ward off the chill of autumn in New England. Who would wear only a loincloth in Massachusetts in November? So it’s a good thing that Americans today are not tested on the …

… in southeast Asia, fully hopeful of joining the world community of free and independent nations. Burma is little … on supporters of the National League for Democracy. On May 30, supporters of Myanmar’s military regime attacked the … in Burma, so many western corporations will not accept goods made there for sale. Burma feeds only our illicit …

… a test of how well the United States, and the international community could create institutions of governance after the … stalled the arrest high-profile fugitives, "Everyone has a good reason why someone else should do it. We must break … sign the Rome Statute, on the last possible day, December 30, 2000. The U.S. Senate, however, has not ratified the …

… political culture: a strong suspicion of government, an accompanying spirit of liberal capitalism, a sweeping ideology … days beginning on February 11, the House voted and voted again, each time with the same result — too few states to … and Marshall in their respective acts, that was at stake again in 1860 when the South seceded, and the Civil War …

… consider the remarkable speech given 62 years ago, on May 30, 1945, by Lt. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott, Jr., commander of the Allied Fifth Army in Italy. Truscott was … high command. For that reason, he mostly stayed away from official ceremonies and dedications. To him, every day was …

… the Greeks, the Romans, and the Goths, among others. This comprises the first chapter of Kent’s history. The next … Crimea is, at its core, a part of Europe, with much more in common with the West than the East. He writes that “its … After the fourth chapter, the focus is almost entirely off the East. In some ways, Kent’s book is a very welcome …