The term ‘zealot’ is from the Hebrew kanai/kana’im (those who are “zealous on behalf of God”). Introduction...
The active sanctions campaign against Russia stands in sharp contrast to the global silence over the Golan....
Christian pilgrims hoped to bring home a relic, such as a piece of the ‘True Cross’. Introduction...
Israeli forces interrogated Palestinian journalists about their work, then hit them with trumped-up charges. By Yuval AbrahamJournalist...
An outcome of the 1948 war was that it brought significant change to archaeological research within Palestine....
Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets, teargas, and stun grenades during the dawn assault. By Lubna Masarwa...
If you have ever visited Amsterdam, then chances are you sampled edibles during your time there. Edibles...
In the direct selling world, you can find everything from coffee to cutlery. With over a thousand...
Thucydides on the spread of plague and parallels in the American response to the health crisis today....
Complaints go beyond concerns about selective facts or obvious partisanship. Introduction Tune in to a conservative podcast...
European and American modern art from the 1830s through the 1940s within a global context and the...
They’re lashing out in an ugly way at vulnerable populations. Introduction Republicans are angry. So very, very...
Robinson officially broke the major league color line when he put on a Dodgers uniform in 1947....
Things changed when the GOP opposed voting rights for Blacks after the first half of the 20th...
Consumers around the world are eager to find entertaining games to keep themselves busy. When you get...
The Russian-led coalition won the war, pushing the Ottomans back all the way to the gates of...
Putin’s first tasks were to destroy democratic features that emerged within Russia since 1991. Introduction The free...
Dostoevsky insisted that one cannot shy away from horror and tragedy and Tolstoy would call for action. Introduction As someone who teaches...
Efforts at international accountability are embedded in broader political and strategic realities. Introduction As outrage about atrocities...
With both sides in the Cold War having nuclear capability, an arms race developed. Introduction The nuclear arms...
Dismissing Putin’s nuclear saber rattling as a ploy to manipulate NATO would be a mistake. The risk...
Vaping rises in popularity every day because of the growing number of people looking to give up...
By the 8th century BCE, Homer and Hesiod were writing about planetary influences. Introduction Ancient Greek astronomy was the...
No new fossil fuel extraction projects can be opened if we want to avoid the worst impacts...
Pre-Socratic Philosophers in ancient Greece advanced a non-theistic view of the universe. Introduction Aristarchus of Samos (l. c....
Western governments have been heavily subsidizing their own fossil-fuel industries as they exhort much poorer countries. The...
Rockets have evolved from simple gunpowder devices into giant vehicles capable of traveling into outer space. Ancient...
The gas industry envisions a network of fossil-fuel dependent plants. Local activists imagine a different path. Introduction...
Formal education ended at adolescence after which a large part was informal and relied on simple human...
Local control over school funding leads to uneven resources between districts. Introduction Nearly 70 years ago –...