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Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy meeting with Kagan.

What’s Wrong With Kagan’s Confirmation Hearings

… confirmation hearings are underway in the Senate Judiciary Committee, a rite of passage for Supreme Court nominees. Right? Not so fast. … and the presidency who writes for the History News Service. … History News Service
Immigrant rights march for amnesty in downtown Los Angeles, California on May Day, 2006.

Make Residency, Not Just Working, Legal

… Reform (FAIR) have been concerned about immigrants for the past thirty years. Of course they come from a long line of immigrant restrictionists. FAIR … in this country while the Immigration and Naturalization Service estimates six to seven million. Restrictionists say …
American W84 warhead from the 1980s.

Nuclear Arms Control – Now, More than Ever

… efforts include improving security at Russian nuclear sites, which are considered vulnerable to theft. The Bush … America as constantly living “under the specter of wholesale destruction” following the development of the Soviet … weapons. A breakthrough on this critical issue could come as part of an overall commitment toward deeper, …
Flag of the People's Republic of China

With Enemies Like These…

… as they have from the furor last summer triggered by comments about Beijing’s human rights record made by Bob … in the East China Sea, to the flurry of speculation this past week over how Deng Xiaoping’s death may affect the … of California, Irvine, a writer for the History News Service and the author of "China's Brave New World -- And …
Firefighters working on the San Diego wildfires in 2007.

San Diego’s Natural Disaster Wasn’t Entirely Natural

… when the October winds are howling, as was the case this past week, even a downed rural power line can start one. … are offering time, money and supplies. Inter-agency communication is decidedly better. And the city owns a … themselves (or even out-of-town hotel guests) to bring fire service up to national standards. The city and the county …
Veterans Day Poster 1980.

Keeping Veterans Day Alive

…   November 11 was originally known as Armistice Day to commemorate the 11th day at the 11th hour of the 11th month … to Veterans Day to honor all U.S. veterans.   Congress passed the “Uniform Monday Holiday Act” in 1968. It moved … citizens, Veterans Day is a family celebration of patriotic service to this country that reaches across the generations …
A sign from a DC Women's March that reads, "70% anti-abortion leaders are men; 100% of them will never be pregnant."

Abortion, History, and the Beginning of Life

… to have an abortion–by ignoring morality, tradition, and common sense. Those who seek to ban abortion frequently … that they’re trying to restore the values, and laws, of the past. But did past generations always think that human life … University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame, …
The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

With God on Our Side

… he proclaimed that “our nation is chosen by God and commissioned by history to be a model to the world.” This … Bush, Lincoln sprinkled his speeches with scriptural passages and references to God. Like Bush, he was a man of … Bush, who believes America to be ordained by God and who credits God with the fact he is in the White House, has …
the U.S. Constitution, COM Library, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Why Getting Rid of the Filibuster Is Still a Good Idea

… anti-democratic, inefficient, and a symbol of legislative incompetence. Liberals in the earlier post-World War II period … a simple majority of senators could end a filibuster and pass a piece of legislation. Late in the 1950s, liberal … 1945-2000" (2004), is a writer for the History News Service. …
Monti's parents receive his Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the White House, September 17, 2009.

Leave the Medal of Honor Alone!

… whether there is an inadvertent subjective bias amongst commanders that has contributed to the low numbers of awards … Robert Gates to report back to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees next March.   The standards for this … combat decoration and is not only about the present or the past; it is also about the future and how succeeding …
From left to right, Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller in 2001.

Attorneys General Who Cry Wolf

… somewhere someplace — that caused such anxiety over the past several weeks? If the experience of A. Mitchell Palmer … of immigrants were rounded up on vague suspicion of communist or anarchist sympathies. Ashcroft and his aides … reorganization” of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Justice Department, and the FBI. In announcing …
Hurricane Sandy Rockaway

Hurricane Sandy Should Inspire New Ways of Building and Living on the Seashore

… a little more land may belong to the sea, tomorrow a little less,” shores are in perpetual transformation.   Today more … owners and land developers, and in the process have become increasingly vulnerable. They have become the hard edge … forgetting. They are where we go to turn our backs on the past, on the world at large. The entire history of coasts …
Poster that says, "Resist," at a Yale University anti-draft rally in 1968.

The Political Costs of Filling the Ranks

… privileged while channeling the poor and minorities into service in Vietnam. In short, the draft did not redistribute … a result, thousands of men openly defied draft laws and welcomed prosecution. And tens of thousands evaded the draft by … presidential candidates. All over the Internet — at the web sites for Bring Them Home Now, Military Families Speak Out, …
Whig cartoon showing the effects of unemployment on a family that has portraits of Democratic Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren on the wall.

The Bank Crisis Blame Game, Then and Now

… crisis in 1933. Another president, even farther in the past, faced a situation closer to today’s mess: forgotten … our mess won’t solve our own. The causes of any panic are complex. Who we choose to blame determines the solutions we … of New Hampshire and a writer for the History News Service. …
President George W. Bush

Policies for the Fearful: Rollback Then, Regime Change Now

… administration has created a situation in which anything less than the invasion, defeat and occupation of Iraq will … the test of the first Soviet atomic weapon in 1949. The combination of the Soviet Union’s atomic weapons and its … College in Virginia and is a writer for the History News Service. …
A foreclosure sign in front of a home

Avoiding Market Meltdowns

… investors. We've heard such sage advice before. But in the past, no one heeded it. Now it's time for leaders in … reacted by pulling their money from banks and trust companies. The stock market lost nearly half its value. J.P. … culture and politics, and is a writer for the History News Service. …
Lady Liberty, wearing a cape labeled "Votes for Women," stands astride the states (colored white) that had adopted suffrage. A poem by Alice Duer Miller is printed beneath.

Smile, You’re a Liberal After All!

… The story line for the upcoming November elections has been that conservatives are … dozens of other hazards. Progressives got those regulations passed and kids don’t work in coal mines anymore.   Ninety … of buses and attend segregated schools, and were refused service in hotels and restaurants) by Southern states ruled …
The Tower of David in the Old City of Jerusalem.

A Peace Plan That May Be Worse Than War

… In preparation for hosting an upcoming summit of Arab heads of state, Saudi Arabian Crown … opportunity to attack Israel and desecrate Jewish religious sites. For 19 years after Israel became a state in 1948 the … Georgia in Carrollton and a writer for the History News Service. …
Marchers for the Equal Rights Amount, holding banner that reads "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex"

The Equal Rights Amendment: Then and Now

… and how for nearly a century the ERA has garnered both passionate supporters and ardent opponents. ( Image Source ) … won the right to vote, and over 40 years since it's been passed by Congress in 1972, the ERA has remained just three … Blissit. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcast and more on our website, …
Cazy Freewill Baptist Church in West Virginia, USA.

Faith-Based Groups Should Be Careful What Whey Wish For

… fought tooth and nail against state-funded religion. Past leaders understood what we sometimes forget: when … Challenging these established churches, evangelical preachers dared to suggest that souls equal in the eyes of … from religious life, because government money always comes with strings attached. Understanding that, in the late …
November 2004. Cleveland voting station for 2004 Presidential election.

The Unpredictability of an Unhappy Electorate

… approaches of conservative pundits has been to whistle past the graveyard by asserting that the Democratic … hand, would be wise not to take the recent election outcome as a clear mandate that Americans support an aggressive … of the Permian Basin and a writer for the History News Service. He is the author of "Freedom's Main Line: The …
Artistic rendition of Space Station Freedom with the STS Orbiter Vehicle

No Cheap Ticket to Outer Space

… are excited about the idea of exploring space. The Web sites for Spirit and Opportunity, the Mars rovers, have … millions of dollars, or approximately $10,000 a pound. By comparison, sending a 180-pound history professor across the … Cassini — that have ranged from the fierce orbit of Mercury past Pluto’s orbit and given us new perspectives on the …
St. Catherine of Siena depicted on a wood panel.

Speaking Truth to Catholic Power

… scandal. Frustrated by a few unrepentant prelates, Keating compared their conspiratorial behavior to that of the Mafia. … Then, just as now, the church was plagued by corrupt pastors and timid bishops. The popes had left Rome, … television this fall. He is a writer for the History News Service. …