A new generation of forensics has turned up surprising results and taken us closer to establishing just...
Month: February 2020
Anyone getting a driving under the influence (DUI) traffic ticket is in big trouble. Texas deals with...
Enlightenment debates about colonialism had very little to do with what actually happened on the ground. While...
The Enlightenment advocated reason as a means to establishing an authoritative system of aesthetics, ethics, government, and...
Galen’s experimental methods foreshadowed later developments of Western scientific medicine. Introduction Galen (129 C.E. – c. 210...
Hippocrates is commonly portrayed as the paragon of the ancient physician. Introduction Hippocrates of Cos II, or...
Threatening signs, fences, and security guards have been employed to block public beach use. By Bob Lotane...
Almost 39 million Americans are living in poverty, and 17% of children in the U.S. are impoverished....
Ancient writers who crafted these accounts sought to create a fellowship of grief between their communities. I...
Exploring data from archaeology, letters, contracts, laws, material culture, ancient stories, and religious practices. Introduction The choices...
Iowa is unrepresentative–disproportionately whiter, older, and more rural than the country as a whole. Every four years,...
Balibar’s ‘portmanteau’ invites us to invent a ‘politics against politics’. Introduction It could be asserted that the...
As the favorite son of Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes had much in his favor. The Campaign and...
The year 1824 was a political turning point in which none of the old rules applied. The...
Exploring the legacy of the empire and state-system imposed on Europe during the Napoleonic wars. Napoleon has...
The regalia includes several medieval articles and gemstones. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The Crown Jewels of the...
Marijuana has been in the news for quite a while, which has made many people wonder why...
The same politicians who facilitate tax reductions for banks, big corporations, and the wealthiest individuals likewise then...
Though food costs rose for everyone, low-income families living in districts like the Lower East Side, were...
They were appalled at the state of party politics, class conflict, and the economic and moral condition...
Through the twelfth century, Salernitan masters showed a growing interest in theoretical foundations. Medical practice and learning...
At the emerging universities, from around 1250, this fundamental “Ars medicine” or “Articella” was at the heart...
Hebron has long been a city of conflict between Palestinian residents and Israeli settlers. Introduction Hebron is...
Modern DNA analyses give an indication of what might be learned from ancient studies. By Dr. Roy...
No matter who you are and how carefully you plan, life just has a way of throwing...
He won the support of Roosevelt’s “New Deal” coalition: labor, Blacks, Jews, farmers from the Midwest, and...
By 1840, William Henry Harrison became the first presidential candidate to tour and give speeches to adoring...
Lyrics ranged from broad satire to sincere political expression, demonstrating just how effective a messenger music can...
All the participants recognized they were creating America’s most important public building. Introduction George Washington and Thomas...
Examining the most significant Madison holographs related to the drafting and ratification of the Constitution and the...