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Happy Independence Day – 2012!

History AdLib - July 4, 2012 47

236 years ago today, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress...after defeating an amendment to name the new country, "Cool Dude Nation".

Forward to the Past – Victorian Politics Today

History choicelady - January 23, 2012 8

The Dickensian disdain for the poor resonates with some people today.

George Orwell: Notes on Nationalism

History Caru - December 14, 2011 3

Hello, planeteers! Although I haven't posted here in a while due to an overflow of work, I've been lurking from time to time and...

The Sad Legacy of the “War on Terror” Pt. 1

History ADONAI - November 26, 2011 12

America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no...

My Dinner with Robert Gates

History funksands - November 15, 2011 20

Robert Gates has served 9 different Presidents over the last 45 years. Join us as we look back on that service and look forward...

OWS, You May Be Being Had

History Marion - October 23, 2011 27

The Italian word for "secret" is segreto. Remember that. About 38 years ago, when Watergate was making a splash across the news media, one Bob Woodward...

Irish Presidential Election 2011: Candidates and Referendums.

History Caru - October 20, 2011 8

Here in Ireland there will be a Presidential election on the 27 October.

A Brief History of Islam, Part 1: Pre-Islamic Arabia – The Death of the Prophet

History ADONAI - October 9, 2011 5

لا إله إلا الله ، وأن محمدا رسول الله.( There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.) ~Sunni Shahada The Arab...

Eye For An Eye: A History of the Death Penalty

History ADONAI - October 5, 2011 13

For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the...

The Debt Ceiling Battle: Obama Won It, Despite What You Heard

History MurphTheSurf3 - October 2, 2011 67

On the Debt Ceiling deal, the word was that Obama "caved". Did he? The evidence indicates otherwise.

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History

Happy Independence Day – 2012!

Forward to the Past – Victorian Politics Today

George Orwell: Notes on Nationalism

The Sad Legacy of the “War on Terror” Pt. 1

My Dinner with Robert Gates

OWS, You May Be Being Had

Irish Presidential Election 2011: Candidates and Referendums.

A Brief History of Islam, Part 1: Pre-Islamic Arabia – The Death of the Prophet

Eye For An Eye: A History of the Death Penalty

The Debt Ceiling Battle: Obama Won It, Despite What You Heard

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