Why We Must Overhaul “Support Our Troops”
Elvin Lim reflects on Veteran’s Day.
Oxford’s Place of the Year 2008: Kosovo
Welcome to ‘Geography Awareness week’ – the perfect time to announce another ‘Place of the Year’! In all honesty, I really struggled with my decision this time, and sought the advice of several mapmakers and geographers. Looking back on 2008 – I found it difficult to settle on a single location.
Islamists in Power
Piscatori reflects on Islamists in power.
Good Morning and Good Night in America
Elvin Lim’s weekly blog.
Communion at the Voting Booth
Carol Holmes reflects on voting.
The First President Who is Black
Paul Finkelman writes about on the historic election of Barack Obama as the first black president of the United States of America.
Black British History: Mary Seacole
An excerpt from The Oxford Companion to Black British History
Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Obama’s Succcess
Henry Louis Gates Jr. on the long path that led to Sen. Barack Obama being declared President-elect.
Another Tremor in the Iceberg
An examination of the historic candidacy of Barack Obama within the context of the civil rights movement and the changing nature of black politics.
Why Are There No More Lincolns?
Glen LaFantasie wonders why we don’t have leaders like Lincoln anymore.
The Arc of a Pendulum
Elvin Lim looks at the historical precedent for tomorrow’s election.
Ezra Pound: Prophet?
A. David Moody looks at what Pound said in the 1930s versus what pundits are saying today.
The She-Apostle: Luisa de Carvajal and Mother Teresa
Glyn Redworth draws some interesting parallels between the lives of Luisa de Carvajal and Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
Crossing Hitler: Who Was Hans Litten?
A brief look at Hans Litten.
A Passion for Nature: An Excerpt
An excerpt from A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir.
The Federalist Papers: America Then and Now
Lawrence Goldman discusses why The Federalist Papers are still relevent today.