Is There Really a Link Between Climate Change and National Security?
It would appear so, going by current research.
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Civil War
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Which War Was the Most American War?
What a playfully arbitrary debate says about American historical memory.
‘The Man Without a Country’: The Patriotism of Philip Nolan
Edward Everett Hale and the fiction of treason.
How Your Historical Plaque Sausage Gets Made
The process is not nearly as official or meticulous as you might expect.
The Image of a Confederate Flag Is Far From Harmless
A 2010 study found that it can activate anti-black bias in whites.
Is Climate Change to Blame for the Syrian Civil War?
Researchers say yes—human impacts on the climate made droughts leading up to the war two to three times more likely.
What an Electoral Game Changer Actually Looks Like
Despite the usual array of punditry, there's not much President Obama could have done in the weeks leading up to the recent mid-terms to change the outcome.
This Political Scientist Forecasted the Central African Republic Genocide
A conversation about the grim business of predicting mass atrocities.
How to Forecast Democracy After a Bloody Civil War
Aid from external rivals is a key variable that can complicate democratization.
The Financial Meltdown of the New Orleans Slave Market
As you watch 12 Years a Slave recall that the market in humanity really was a market—with dizzying asset price changes, speculative bubbles, and a fear of volatility greater than a fear of civil war.