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European Consumer Access to Justice Revisited

Stefan Wrbka, the author of European Consumer Access to Justice Revisited, examines EU consumer law and the complex strategy of the European Consumer Agenda.

Stefan Wrbka | 18 Dec 2014

U.S. Torture is Headline News Again

David P. Forsythe, the author of The Politics of Prisoner Abuse, responds to the recently revealed information about CIA abuses in the War on Terror.

David P. Forsythe | 16 Dec 2014

U.S. Police and Courts during the Year of Racial Violence

David Krugler, the author of 1919, The Year of Racial Violence, examines the legacy of racial violence in America that has culminated in debates and riots over the Eric Garner and Michael Brown cases. Racial relations almost 100 years ago offer new insight.

David Krugler | 11 Dec 2014

Joseph Fourier: Heat Radiation and finding new answers

In this, the third and final part of author T. W Korner's exploration of Joseph Fourier's work, we look at how his work complemented that of John Tyndall when it came to answering new questions about planet Earth.

T. W. Körner | 10 Dec 2014

The Present as History

E. H. Carr famously said that the creation of history is embedded in the ‘reciprocity between the past and present’ (What is History. 1962). Obviously, all history is shaped by the historians who create...

Maartje Abbenhuis | 9 Dec 2014

The Forme of Cury: A Medieval Cookbook

One of the oldest surviving English-language cookbooks, this fascinating work was originally compiled in the late fourteenth century by the master cooks at the court of Richard II. It contains nearly 200 recipes for the preparation of everyday dishes as well as elaborate banquets.

8 Dec 2014

Joseph Fourier: Breaking new ground

In this, the second of three posts by T. W. Körner, author of Calculus for the Ambitious (2014) explores Joseph Fourier's ground-breaking work.

T. W. Körner | 8 Dec 2014

Paradise Lost and “another Planet”

Dennis Danielson, author of Paradise Lost and the Cosmological Revolution takes a look at the effect of astronomical discovery on the writings of John Milton.

Dennis Danielson | 5 Dec 2014

The Potential of International Law to Relieve Human Suffering

Anastasia Telesetsky, an editor of The International Law of Disaster Relief, discusses how international law can play a larger role in disaster relief and disaster prevention when it comes to major catastrophes like floods, tsunamis, and hurricanes.

Anastasia Telesetsky | 4 Dec 2014

Can Moderate Social Democracy be Progressive?

Richard Sandbrook, the author of Reinventing the Left in the Global South, explores progressive politics in Latin America, South America, and Africa.

Richard Sandbrook | 3 Dec 2014

The Genesis of a Book

Robert Bireley chronicles his interest in German history and how he came to write Ferdinand II, Counter-Reformation Emperor, 1578–1637.

Robert Bireley | 2 Dec 2014

The Role of Host State Consent in the UK Parliamentary Debate on Air Strikes in Iraq

Matthew Saul, the author of Popular Governance of Post-Conflict Reconstruction, comments on the UK parliamentary debate over airstrikes against ISIL.

Matthew Saul | 1 Dec 2014