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R. Kent Newmyer delves into the history of the legendary feud between Aaron Burr and our third president, Thomas Jefferson.
Abou Jeng's latest book has drawn considerable praise for highlighting the limited efficacy of International Law in curtailing conflict in the African region in contrast to the more promising approach embedded in the Constitutive Act of the African Union. He traces his inspiration and thinking behind the book below.
With the Republican National Convention getting underway in Tampa, FL (the usual fanfare tempered by the approach of Tropical Storm and projected Hurricane Isaac), we turn to the introduction to Elizabeth Price Foley's timely and insightful account, The Tea Party: Three Principles. Curious about the relation between the Republican party and the Tea Party movement? Look no further than the extract below.
The treason trial of Aaron Burr was not only one of the greatest criminal trials in American history; it was also one of the most dramatic and instructive. Read on for the full story about the case that changed the entire landscape of American law-making.
Welcome to the second installment of our new series in which we'll be posting an introduction from one of our favorite new books for your reading pleasure. This week we're sharing Yoram Hazony's introduction to his soon to be published book The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture.
This summer seems to have been rife with shootings, from the daily reports of violence in the city to the horrific mass murders at the Colorado premiere of The Dark Knight Rises and the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin. What separates the Wisconsin massacre from the others is that this event could have been racially motivated, opening up the discussion of our First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
Welcome to the first installment of our new series in which we'll be posting an introduction from one of our favorite new books for your reading pleasure. This week we're sharing the David Glover and Scott McCracken edited Cambridge Companion to Popular Fiction.
We think we know...Robin R. Wang has the full story on the meaning and use of "yinyang."
Why would an interracial relationship become a dangerous political liaison? For most people, sex and relationships are private actions, but for public figures, intimate life turns into news. Add race to the mix, and it raises eyebrows. Obama had a white girlfriend in college? Sarah Palin may or may not have dated a black athlete? There are European royals of black and Asian descent? (Lichtenstein and Denmark.) At minimum, such pairings are imaginatively interesting. But why does it matter?
Author Shirley Brice Heath reveals how her linguistic study of teenagers in the 21st century shaped the conclusions in Words and Work and Play.
Joanne Ferraro discusses what the future holds as floods ravage the medieval city.
Daniel A. Beard (with the help of this video from the Virtual Physiological Rat Project) discusses how we can understand the way living systems function in the digital age.
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