Ronald Reagan v. the Tea Party Movement
Filed in A-Featured & American History & Current Events & Politics | February 9, 2010
Elvin Lim’s weekly column looks at Reagan and Sarah Palin.
Archive for the 'History' Category
The Who, Herman’s Hermits, and the Ivy League:
Studio Myth, February 1965
Filed in A-Featured & History & Music | February 8, 2010
Gordon Thompson on February 1965.
On Nurses and Doctors
Filed in A-Featured & Education & History & Medical Mondays & Science | February 8, 2010
An excerpt from Ethics in Nursing.
The Many Legacies of Aids
Filed in A-Featured & American History & Health & History | February 5, 2010
An excerpt from Erotic City.
Obama is Liked but Not Supported
Filed in A-Featured & American History & Current Events & Politics | February 2, 2010
Elvin Lim looks at President Obama.
The Arsenic Century: The Case of the Poisoned Partridges
Filed in A-Featured & Health & History & Science & UK | January 28, 2010
A short extract from James C. Whorton’s The Arsenic Century: How Victorian Britain was Poisoned at Home, Work, and Play.
Empire of Liberty: An Excerpt
Filed in A-Featured & American History & History & Literature | January 27, 2010
The author of Empire of Liberty, Gordon S. Wood, explains how the story of Rip Van Winkle epitomizes the cultural shift in American life from British colony to independent nation just a generation after the Revolution
Freedom Riders: The Film Premiere
Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & American History & Current Events & Film & Media | January 26, 2010
Author Raymond Arsenault sees his book turned into a film.
A Selective Review of Defamation Cases in 2009 Involving Professional Reputation
Filed in A-Featured & American History & Law | January 26, 2010
John A. Neuenschwander looks at defamation cases that involve professional responsibility.
Wild Men: Ishi in San Francisco
Filed in A-Featured & American History & Anthropology & Science | January 20, 2010
An excerpt from Wild Men: Ishi and Kroeber in the Wilderness of Modern America.
