The US House of Representatives maintains order using a giant mace
When we think of someone using a mace, it’s usually either a knight in medieval combat, bludgeoning some poor conscripted serf to death over a piece of land no one…
France’s first WWII attack was a massive Nazi trap
Germany lacked many of the natural resources necessary to make war in the 20th Century and knew that it had to rack up victories and seize materiel early in World War II to be successful, and that’s why it was so great for its forces when France ma…
One sheriff’s race: Two instances of stolen valor
In rural Callahan County, Texas, a town of about 4,000, a normal sheriff’s race turned up something unusual. Where not one, but two candidates were accused of stolen valor. Later,…
This presidential nominee’s campaign was tanked by a tank
In the 1988 presidential campaign, Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis, the Democratic nominee for President, had a problem: he needed to look credible as a commander-in-chief during a time when Democrats were being criticized for their defense p…
President Biden signed the Lend-Lease Act of 2022 to supply Ukraine
On May 9, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022. The historic bill was driven by Russian aggression in Eastern Europe and fast-tracked by…
The British planned to start World War III by invading Russia with the German army
With the dust still settling after the end of World War II in Europe, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill set his sights on the next threat to Western Democracy: the Soviet Union.
This is how sanctions work and why the government uses them
A sanction is a monetary duty imposed on another country or its residents. It is basically an international relations tool and an economic pressure technique to deal with international trade…
This is how ‘Ping-Pong Diplomacy’ promoted trade during the Cold War
To better understand ping-pong diplomacy and its impact, it is vital to briefly analyze the historical context of Sino-American relations. In order to better understand how we got to the…
These are the 6 wars the Chinese think they’ll fight in the next 50 years
In 2013, the China News Service, the second largest state-run media outlet in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), published a piece in its Chinese language service with all the promise of a less-than-peac…
Harry Belafonte narrowly avoided one of the deadliest stateside explosions of WWII
Actor, singer, songwriter Harry Belafonte is one of the most successful Jamaican-American pop stars. Moreover, he is a political activist who has worked to advance the Civil Rights Movement with…