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… What happens when the world’s largest Communist country launches its first cosmonaut into orbit … If past experiences are any guide, fear and excitement will dominate reactions in the United States. In April 1961, … Space Station. Both countries will benefit. An offer of cooperation will be politically important to China …

… Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, there are more than 30,000 nuclear weapons in the world today. Eight nations are … Treaties (START I, in 1991 and START II, in 1993), and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT, in 1996). These … of U.S. nuclear testing, halted in 1992, seems in the offing. How long other nations will put up with the flouting …

… With a sense of betraying la causa, I carried out mom's command. My mother was equally adamant that I was not to … how farm workers of various national origins struggled against wage cuts and fought for such basic rights as … are worthy of federal recognition and preservation. It will also use the suggestions of the community to evaluate …

… or at least contain the Viet Cong but could not rally non-Communist South Vietnamese behind it, prompting the United … some Americans in 1963 thought that Diem could continue in office if he fired his brother Nhu – about as likely as … no intention of abandoning its fantasy of the new Iraq, it will, like the United States in Vietnam, be tempted to seek …

… ahead of any other national team. In view of the tremendous competition associated with the world’s favorite sport, … as bellicose troublemakers in international relations. For good or bad, much of the Brazilians’ competitive energy is … conflicts, find unity by cheering for a national team? Will the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea …

… going on. . . . [All] I know is if nothing is done, there will be thousands, hundreds [of] thousands of people who will die.” Vasset’s comments encapsulated the international response to the … the populations in the north or to distribute the aid in an orderly and effective manner. As a result, the international …

… needs of prospectors. Juneau housed territorial and state offices. By the start of the present century, almost two … Palin’s home base as a suburban mayor. With more than 300,000 people, Anchorage is in the size range of Eugene, … sprawling suburbs on the Colorado plains, and multi-ethnic communities in Los Angeles, perhaps ending up with a latte …

… Hebdo a suscité une recherche profonde pour découvrir comment les hommes armés sont venus à être si irrités par … avec des conséquences mortelles leur colère envers des comiques dont le travail a été jugé blasphématoire ou opposé … regrettés était le chroniqueur Saïd Mekbel. Son esprit de comédie n’épargnait personne comme il s’en servait …

… across the whole of the Old World. It also maintains a commitment to the study of the ancient world from the … notions of the ancient world" and showing that a "rich and complex world can be found when looking beyond traditional … e.g. at Varna, where social differentiation through grave goods is obvious). Dragomir Nicolae Popovici continues this …

… Board of the President’s Initiative on Race in June, commentators greeted the news with low expectations. Fifty … from his committee or from the President, a lame-duck, border-state Democrat of Confederate lineage facing a … with them” pointed up a crucial problem which still festers 30 years later. The chair of the new Advisory Committee, …

… even at the risk of confrontation with the international community. In persuading the Iranian government to be more … toward Soviet communism, but rather an anti-colonial blow against Britain. Because the Eisenhower administration … has been paying a heavy price. The current nuclear stand-off between Iran and the West must be approached with cool …

… that Ralph Nader, this year's distant third-place finisher, will have the most impact on the near future of American … or the opening of world markets to facilitate competition across national boundaries. Record campaign … by third-party forces, soon be falling over each other to offer responses to these challenges. But today's …

… a chronic condition that can have serious, life-threatening complications if left untreated. Diabetes is caused when the … a sample of liquid insulin in a pure state on July 30, 1921 (which they initially called it “Isletin”), … he was unconvinced. He insisted on further testing, which soon confirmed Banting and Best’s early results. In …

… likes to tell his usually hand-picked audiences that Iraq will become more democratic and prosperous because of America’s … in Iraq are analogous neither to the Allied fight against Germany and Japan nor to the reconstruction efforts …

… of waterways serves as a metaphor for the subcontinent’s complicated post-colonial coming of age. Favoring academic history over Rushdie’s … fate of the princely states and identification of exact borders. In finally quitting India, the British favored …

… both in and outside of the United States. To write this comprehensive history, the author travelled to Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippines in order to consult records in the very places where the … with empire as an integral part of the story. Readers will be hard pressed to find a better-researched and …

… from the ability of a political minority to stifle the will of the majority. The U.S. Constitution restricts the … the majority could not do.   One can imagine Calhoun today coming to the defense of Sen. Mitch McConnell and the … right to rule and the minority’s right to protect itself against majority tyranny. What the nation needs today is an …

… To the contrary, most accounts of Essie Mae Washington-Williams’s recent revelation about her father’s relationship … husband when he was nine) declared that her son “may have committed a sin, but never committed a crime,” she … of black men as the gateway to sexual aggression against “their” white women. To be sure, this reaction was …

… On Monday Americans will gather to celebrate Memorial Day, a holiday on which we … nearly 117,000 perished during the war — 53, 402 in combat — and another 204,000 were wounded. Many believe that … Day, the 94th anniversary of the first major American offensive in the Great War, let’s remember the American …

… to bear arms, but the record puts them behind “moderate, common-sense measures” for gun control — the very kind … Cattlemen should unite in aiding the enforcement of the law against carrying of deadly weapons.” This anticipates … the most recent gun control proposals: “The American people will not stand for this.” So far they have, however, as can …

… Instead, the holding is evidence of a much more tenuous commitment to a liberal sexually revolutionizing agenda.  The Court's commitment, Stein argues, was to a specific, fairly narrow, … Chinese immigrants, because both groups were discriminated against in the immigration context for their characteristics …

… as a remarkable gaff. "Oh god," said the Weekly Standard's William Kristol, "it's ludicrous. He should remember it's … Internet and Sunday morning television pundits buzzed with commentary about it. The Washington Post's David Broder said …

… forcing politicians to make hard choices and progressive commitments. Democratic candidates have recently been … bus boycott of 1956, King envisioned “a world in which men will no longer take necessities from the masses to give … rebuild America’s cities and create a greener nation might again inspire Americans in a time of mounting economic …

… Olive remade herself into a proper Victorian lady, complete with a child (the couple adopted) and a beautiful … activist.  Olive's story is fascinating; Mifflin combines an inherently intriguing story with good writing for a book that is genuinely easy to read and …