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… When Affirmative Action Was White concludes with the recommendation that contemporary American policymakers deal … action. Relying heavily on Johnson's 1965 Howard University Commencement Address, the author posits that the 37th … over affirmative action will diminish in the near future. When Affirmative Action Was White offers much for …

… Time, transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to complete the Works of Death, Desolation, and Tyranny already … not be “defecting” to the enemy, because they are not soldiers. The dangers of using a private army are clear. … the Iraq adventure such that we don’t want marines and soldiers in this kind of “harm’s way.” Do we want mercenaries …

… With charges of fraud flying, Congress set up an electoral commission to settle the issue of who would be the next president. The commissioners were supposed to be like the original … Electors: dispassionate and independent. In reality, the commission split along party lines with an eight-to-seven …

… Carter. By giving him this honor at this time, the Nobel Committee seized the opportunity to express its concern over … initiated toward Iraq. Both the timing and the citation accompanying the prize hinted at more than Carter's undisputed … unfortunate association with the corrupt bank of Credit and Commerce International in the late 1980s has been long left …

… it remains unclear how exactly Morris chose his case studies. Merely examining five actual presidents (Washington, … of the presidency itself has changed, making his comparisons something of an apples and oranges exercise.  … detractors” might say. Again, historians who have studied these questions would find most of this facile and …

… a villain and his henchmen threaten the safety of a western community, whose cowardly citizens cringe in the face of … Lebanon to save it from destructive fighting, American soldiers became the targets of warring parties; 241 Marines died in a terrorist bombing, and Reagan quickly pulled out …

… ahead of any other national team. In view of the tremendous competition associated with the world’s favorite sport, … many Europeans and Latin Americans, such as socialism and communism, failed to draw a significant following in Brazil. … much of the population. Some critics of Brazilian society complain about the people’s passion for soccer and lack of …

… or on appealing to independents? Some of those factors may come into play, yet the recent history of vice-presidential … perform under the pressure of a presidential campaign could complicate their chances.   It’s not that citizens base … repeated questions regarding his qualifications before he compared his experience to that of John Kennedy in 1960. …

… year of anticipating “Y2K” has served to remind us that the computers we call “personal” actually answer to specialized … American life has resulted in decreasing measures of both competence and control by ordinary citizens over the vital … Yorkers, at least, mixed their surprise with a reserve of composure and patience that many believed had long since …

… slave trade. While the anniversary passed without too much comment in the United States, it was commemorated widely in … Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, is also a founding member of the Black & Asian Studies Association in the UK. After Abolition makes the claim …

… bilateral trade, illegal immigration, and joint efforts to combat drug trafficking. Political reform in Mexico should … these words of praise ring hollow. Zedillo has shown little commitment to reform. In fact, he recently supported … a genuine democrat and ensures continued support. Once it becomes apparent no substantive reform is likely, we place our …

… Since the economic crisis we’re now in is being compared to the Great Depression, the solutions being … (R-Ohio) is so angry at the New Deal that he told an audience recently that Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal actually … Most important, with the passage of Social Security in 1935 future generations of American workers could look forward to …

… of thousands of books, periodicals, and manuscripts had become fuel for the flames.  Newspapers around the world … was in opposition to France’s decision to put up Algeria’s future to a vote that the OAS launched a last-ditch scorched … universitaire d’Alger et de sa reconstitution après l’incendie du 7 juin 1962 . Bibliothèque universitaire d’Alger, …

… by a massive drought. Millions were forced to flee their communities in search of food, but there was little to find. … for children.   Herbert Hoover, then U.S. secretary of commerce, responded.   Hoover quickly gained support from … bandits. The word desperation is an understatement when it comes to the plight of Somali refugees.   The first …

… 2, Section 2, couldn’t be clearer: “The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United … there any grant of the sweeping powers now claimed for the commander in chief. Indeed, the congressional power to … of resorting to violence. The Framers made the president commander in chief for efficiency and to avoid a dangerous …

… including 35 churches and numerous homes in this state. McComb, Miss., came to be known that summer as the bombing … Hamer’s famous, riveting testimony before the credentials committee at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, for … of success of Operation Iraqi Freedom, we should compare the means and results of the two attempts to achieve …

… massive arms race. The U.S. government conducted special studies to see how much damage Soviet atomic bombs could … Bush faces the prospect of North Korea or even Iran becoming a nuclear power. China, India, Pakistan, Great … reduce tensions between the two superpowers. Today, a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty (banning all types of …

… concern about the war’s impact on global agricultural commodity markets: the disruption to Ukrainian agricultural … consumption of meat and dairy products.   Through subsidies, as well as price and trade controls, meat production … expansion of the livestock sector was reversed as subsidies were largely eliminated. Russia, Ukraine, and …

… and legacy. Women, on the other hand, struggled to comes to terms with their infertility in large part because … of women continued to rely on ‘kitchen physic,’ or remedies made at home with widely available ingredients. Her examination of this dimension of infertility is …

… and the technology of the information age meant that comments made anywhere are now instantly transmitted … obtained new resources that have allowed them to become significant ongoing participants in the White House. … be worthy presidents. The new context aligns political expediency more closely with considerations of good government. …

… economic system. Apollo was also a stunning technological accomplishment. NASA moved in eight years from launching a man … last year, six American rockets, three military and three commercial, have failed, with a loss of more than $3 … demonstrate that interest in space exploration has never died. What is changing now is the economic and political …

… Here's why.   The Great Depression was the result of the combination of the 1929 financial crisis and serious … It was pumped up by over-lending by banks and financial companies and over-borrowing by Wall Street. Rising interest … its borrowing power. The bulk of the U.S. economy's income went to the to top 1 percent of the nation's families, …

… season brings a new round of presidential analogies and comparisons. Two years into his presidency, Barack Obama has already seen his share. Supporters have compared him to Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry … strategy has disadvantages. Namely, as the process becomes a political football, the president gets blamed by …