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Whose Game Is It Anyway?

With Germany on fire in the World Cup, Alan McDougall, the author of The People’s Game, explains the legacy of football in East Germany and the political power behind the sport.

Alan McDougall | 1 Jul 2014

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Confirms that RFRA Is Extreme Religious Liberty

Marci A. Hamilton, the author of an updated edition of God vs. the Gavel, gives her take on today's controversial Supreme Court decision in the hotly-debated Hobby Lobby case.

Marci A. Hamilton | 30 Jun 2014

An Ancient Commentary on the Book of Revelation

Panayiotis Tzamalikos, the editor and translator of An Ancient Commentary on the Book of Revelation, explains his work on the Scholia in Apocalypsin.

Panayiotis Tzamalikos | 30 Jun 2014

A Global Sport

World Cup-watchers, enjoy an excerpt from The Cambridge Companion to Football. As you cheer on your team, remember the power of football (or soccer) to unite people across countries, cultures, and languages.

27 Jun 2014

On King David

David, the biblical king of Israel, has a compelling cultural legacy. In David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory, Jacob L. Wright examines biblical accounts to present a more complete portrait...

26 Jun 2014

The Technology of WWI

The Great War was also one of the first modern wars, involving advanced combat technology like gas, submarines, machine guns, and tanks. Explore the fascinating technological advancements that made World War I one of the greatest—and deadliest—conflicts in history.

25 Jun 2014

Everything You Need to Know about Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby

As we await the Supreme Court’s decision in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby this week, we at fifteeneightyfour have created a roundup of all the information you need on the case before the decision is...

24 Jun 2014

Into the Intro: Peaceland

In this excerpt from the introduction of Peaceland, discover the realities of working as an international intervener in conflict zones from Kosovo to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

23 Jun 2014

Nietzsche and Malraux

Drawing on last Friday's post, R. E. Batchelor continues his analysis of the link between Nietzsche and André Malraux.

Ronald Batchelor | 20 Jun 2014

The (Unmet) Potential of Regional Human Rights Courts

Courtney Hillebrecht, the author of Domestic Politics and International Human Rights Tribunals, discusses the increasingly complicated nature of human rights courts and human rights law in a global world.

Courtney Hillebrecht | 19 Jun 2014

An Interview with Jay Winter

In this extended interview, Jay Winter, the general editor of The Cambridge History of the First World War, discusses his work on the first truly transnational history of the Great War that integrates...

18 Jun 2014

Parsi Legal Culture: A Slideshow

The Parsis, or Zoroastrians, are an ethnoreligious community unusually invested in the colonial legal system of British India and Burma. In this interactive slideshow, Mitra Sharafi, the author of Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia, introduces readers to the history of Parsi culture and identity in colonial South Asia.

17 Jun 2014