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A view of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

A Dawn of Peace in Bethlehem?

a woman holding a needle with drugs in it

The Blame Game: The USSR’s Response to HIV/AIDS

The Soviet Union tried to minimize news of the HIV/AIDS outbreak, blaming the victims.
Vice President Walter Mondale speaking with President Jimmy Carter.

Why the Vice-Presidential Nominees Will Be Presidential

President Nixon signing a bill in 1972.

When Congress Failed to Stop the Vietnam War

Cartoonist Clifford Berryman depicts Uncle Sam after a hard-won U.S. victory in Santiago Bay, Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

What Happened When We Stayed the Course in Cuba

A U.S. Coast Guard boat approaches a sailboat with over 90 Haitian refugees in 1988. The refugees were later returned to Haiti.

Who is responsible for the Elian Gonzalez case?

Poster from a 2020 pro-choice rally that says, "If my uterus had a gun, would I have more rights?"

Theater of Cruelty

The West Virginia State Penitentiary electric chair, also known as "Old Sparky."

The Truth About Capital Punishment: It’s Inherently Cruel

Print of "The Epiphany of the New Antichrist" by Romeyn de Hooghe.

The Myth of the Jewish Antichrist: Falwell Stumbles Badly

Ronald Reagan toasting at a State Dinner during his presidency.

Behind the Reagan Myths, a Mediocre Presidency

Motorcycle and sidecar with an advertisement for the Popolo d'Italia newspaper.

A Media King Becomes Prime Minister (Again)

1992 portrait of General Wesley K. Clark.

Wesley Clark: In the Tradition of Generals Who Make Peace

Bird on rock outcrop in Galapagos Islands

What’s “Natural” on the Galapagos Islands?

Humans have controlled and, at times, eliminated animal populations on the islands.
President Reagan recites the Pledge of Allegiance with students from a Detroit Catholic school in 1984.

Affirming “Under God” Ruling Is a Higher Form of Patriotism

Engraving of Robespierre.

The New Species of Terrorism

President Lyndon B. Johnson giving a speech about the Voting Rights Act with a statute of President Abraham Lincoln in the background.

The Republican Party and African-Americans: The Real History

A Jewish menorah, which is used during Hanukkah.

How Hanukkah Became the Jewish Christmas

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Oval Office in 2009.

Don’t Get Tough, Barack

The Dalai Lama during a visit to Boston, Massachusetts in 2017.

An Effective American Policy on Tibet?

The Dalai Lama speaking in front of Tibet's flag.

A New Chance for Peace in Tibet

Sébastien Slodtz's statue of Hannibal Barca.

On the Verge of War, Look Before You Leap

Electoral college results from the 2008 presidential election.

Break Up the States?

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

The Return of the Mercenary

French people waving flags and holding "Liberation" sign

The Liberation of Paris

On August 25th, 1944, Paris was liberated after more than four years of Nazi occupation.

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