Was the Civil War avoidable -- or was it the culminating violence of a quieter war that had already been going on for centuries?
Some organizations are worried that U.S. plans to retaliate against the Assad regime don’t take into account the impending humanitarian crisis, but Syrian activists want to see more action from the West.
Themes in mythology about the female reproductive system
Thoughts on Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands
In 1937, the city was both a world capital of artistic ferment and a slaughterhouse.
Touting constitutional amendments on the campaign trail is more likely to rally voters than to produce changes in the law.
In the Great Biscuit Rebellion of 1852, University of South Carolina students threatened to leave if their demands weren’t met––and the trustees let them go.