As the effects of climate change become clearer and more ominous, fossil fuel companies face a choice:...
Month: November 2019
The overcrowded vessel’s crossing took more than two harrowing months. In 1620, the Mayflower plowed across the Atlantic through...
The map had much to say about the intellectual rapport between cartographers and navigators in the fifteenth...
We have ample evidence that the constitution continues to be violated by the federal officials charged with...
Examining who they were and why they started settling in this (at first sight) illogical location. Introduction...
Sicily’s historical legacy today includes some of the most impressive and best-preserved ancient monuments in the Mediterranean....
The ideal was formulated in the Archaic period and became a feature of Greek identity. Abstract This...
There are definite sources of influence on early Greek culture to be found in the history of...
Alcohol use disorder is also known as alcoholism. This is a condition where an individual has a...
A new book traces the path of pan-Native activism. By Shoshi Parks Months into the Occupation, a...
Though he was adopted by the Lakota Nation, he clung to a paternalistic mindset. During the summer...
Harriot had the right temperament for his diplomatic role – he was open, curious, and notably non-judgmental....
We know there are successful alternatives to prohibition. By (Ret.) Detective Russell Jones The American War on...
The Portuguese colonization of Brazil was like that of Spanish Latin America. The Portuguese Colonization of Brazil...
The Spanish gained an early foothold in the colonies, quickly becoming the most powerful European power in...
For someone going through one, it’s devastating. And it happens far more often than you might think....
Pharmaceutical companies stand to lose big under a single-payer system, since it might enable the government to...
Social movements often arise in times of sudden changes and social unrest, becoming a source of spiritual...
By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction Asclepius was the ancient Greek god of medicine and he was also credited...
The great thing about the lifting of the prohibition of marijuana is the fact that people are...
How long will our planet last? Is it really a matter of twelve more years for earthlings?...
The first representative assembly in English America convened in Jamestown’s church July 30, 1619. By Ed Crews...
During the Roman Republic the citizens would elect almost all officeholders annually. Introduction Elections in the Roman...
These women were mythologized as the “mad women” who were nurses of Dionysus in Nysa. Introduction In...
Drinking was central to Greek culture, from the drinking party’s poetry to the festivals of Dionysus, the...
At the very least, in order for spoken language to be a possibility, a species has to...
Was there something about the Neanderthals’ cognitive capacity that didn’t measure up? By Dr. Anna GoldfieldArchaeologist One...
Erdogan’s sponsorship of terrorism has reached deep into Africa. By Raymond Ibrahim Concerning Turkey’s increasingly suspect role...
The percentage of Christians in Turkey declined from nearly 25% in 1914 to less than 0.5% today....
The event is also said to be the second-most studied case of genocide, and often draws comparison...