Culture: History
Currently listing articles 821-801:
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The Unexpected Influence of Capricorn One— How a Hollywood movie helped spread conspiracy theory in America.
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On Terrorism and Increasing Jewish-Arab Violence in Israel— Does an attack on Arabs by Jews portend good or evil?
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Did Kennedy Promise A Cuban Invasion During the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon Debate?— During his 1960 campaign, Senator Kennedy promised to help Cuban exiles overthrow Castro. Did he mean to hold a bake sale?
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Oklahoma Farmers' Failed Revolution: The Green Corn Rebellion— In 1917, rural Oklahoma was the unlikely setting for a failed governmental overthrow. Never heard of it? You’re not alone.
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Senator Obama Ain't No John F. Kennedy — Really?
— All presidential aspirants, like the rest of us, need role models. Is JFK the correct one for Senator Obama?
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Senator McCain's Conservative Role Model is...The Envelope, Please...— Senator McCain has named Theodore Roosevelt as his conservative role model. Is that an appropriate choice?
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Eisenhower's Open Skies to Reach 500th Flight— President Eisenhower's open skies for peace plan is about to reach its 500th flight.
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Power and Tyranny in Civilization IV— Civ IV deserves praise for integrating religion into the game play, but in the end it becomes one more tool for tyranny.
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Book Review - Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner— Anyone interested in the past, present, and future of our government and how it operates should find this an essential read.
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City Review: Milwaukee Food Tour— Mwoky a food town? Who’da thunk it?
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What the Housing Crisis Can Tell Us about Racism, Sexism and Homelessness— With regard to housing in our nation today, it is undeniable that inequalities exist. So how can the playing field be leveled?
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Movie Review: Punk's Not Dead— How many punk rockers does it take to change a light bulb? None, because punk rockers don't change anything.
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TV Review: Traces of the Trade - A Story From the Deep North— Do we share in the shame of our ancestors? Think about your answer.
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Dissonance and Dissidents Between Marxist Theory and Practice in Tom Stoppard’s Rock 'N' Roll— In two contrasting worlds, Stoppard's play shows how Marxist materialism became indefensible in the Soviet bloc.
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Barry Obama Loves the Jews - NOT! The View from the Mountains of Samaria — Whaddya do when the Agent of Change lies through his teeth to the Jewish lobby in America? If you're me, you vote for him!
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DVD Review: Whose Land is This?— The documentary shows the question is worth asking of non-indigenous Canadians and First Nations people, regardless of the decade in which it is asked.
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Quo Vadis? II— We have a number of big problems, and no candidate seems prepared to deal with the most important of them.
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Book Review: Bad Faith by Carmen Callil— Louis Darquier is yet another stupid idiot who floated to the top of the heap when idiots ruled the world.
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Music Review: Blues and the Spirit A Symposium— An exhilarating, informative and exhausting weekend.
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Where is Winston Churchill When We Need Him?— In time of war, unity within a country and among her allies is essential. It is now sadly missing
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The King Is Gone: Nepal Abolishes Its Monarchy— Seven years after ascending a bloodied throne, King Gyanendra of Nepal is given his marching orders.
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