He ruined the reputations and lives of many people by accusing them without credible evidence. Introduction McCarthyism...
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One from 1917 to 1920, and another longer one from 1947 to 1957 with Joseph McCarthy’s infamous...
In the Elizabethan age privateers were sailors and adventurers who scoured the Caribbean and Atlantic for treasure...
Drake was on an official mission to find a trade route – and a secret mission from...
In his Tulsa speech and an interview Trump previews his hate-fueled, if incoherent, 2020 campaign strategy. By...
The field where wily Germanic warriors halted the spread of the Roman Empire. “This is the soil...
The Gaulish language and cultural identity underwent a syncretism with the Roman culture of the new governing...
The term New Deal derives from Franklin Roosevelt’s 1932 speech accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination for president....
With war approaching, Roosevelt sought information on Japanese Americans from government intelligence agencies. Introduction The 32nd president of...
The spirit of slavery, segregation, and Jim Crow has spread again. Dr. Thomas A. BreslinCommencement AddressFlorida International...
Reviewing books and articles that examine the politics and economics of the restructuring of public universities in...
Looking at developments that shaped culture during the period. Introduction Few historical concepts have such powerful resonance...
Charlemagne took a serious interest in scholarship, promoting the liberal arts at the court, and encouraging education....
Goddesses have traditionally protected against sickness and cured the ill, according to Hindu belief. But there’s a...
Materialism holds that perceivable matter is all that exists, while supernatural entities or planes of existence are...
There are plenty of things to consider when determining whether a title is indeed epic literature. Usually,...
Historically, LGBTQ+ members of the Black community have experienced ostracization, bullying, isolation and violence. By Ariel Hall...
Where the term comes from and how the meaning has changed. Introduction You probably know what it...
LGBTQ history in the United States spans the contributions and struggles of individuals as well as the...
After World War II, conservative Protestants rejected the separatist stance and began calling themselves evangelicals. Introduction In...
Christianity spread around the world, largely due to the energy unleashed by the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. Introduction...
A museum display of artifacts looted from the West Bank raises questions about the role archaeology plays...
Archaeologists from the 19th century actually expressed surprise when they failed to find any evidence whatsoever for...
Little if any direct archeological evidence exists concerning Abraham. Introduction In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Abraham is a...
A social media researcher explains how bots and sock puppet accounts manipulate and polarize public debate. Social...
Denialism has its roots in what psychologists call ‘motivated reasoning.’ Bemoaning uneven individual and state compliance with...
The coverage of Stonewall is a reminder of what’s lost when alternative media outlets wither away. Introduction...
Not only was the children’s march relegated to lesser news, it was delivered without many pictures. Images...
The international success of the worthless pills was due to the marketing skills of a Canadian politician....
An 18th-century doctor of homeopathy executed for the murder of his wife. But did he do it?...