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The Resurgence of Birtherism and the Fight for Birthright Citizenship
Ever since former Vice President Joe Biden announced that Senator Kamala Harris would be his running mate for the November election there...
The Forgotten First Female Vice Presidential Nominee
Presidential nominee Joe Biden vowed in March that he would pick a woman to be his vice president. In August, Biden announced that he had...
Moral Watchdogs or Dirty Expansionists
There are many important lessons to be learned from the numerous empires throughout history. The idea of an empire existing in today's...
What happened to political jingles?
What happened to political jingles? Political campaign songs were a staple of the American presidential election cycle since 1800. With...
Whodunit, How and Why? The Evolution of Japanese Detective Fiction Literature
Bloodstains, fingerprints, and smoking guns are classic concepts of crime fiction that are prevalent in various aspects of popular...
Remote Learning, the Technology Gap, and Sesame Street
In recent months, the idea of what school looks like has undergone an extreme makeover as students and teachers have been hastily moved...
Mailing the State to the People
The postal system is one of the oldest functions of government in the United States. The history of an American postal system predates...
The Divisive Struggle to Form a National Identity
The Divisive Struggle to Form a National Identity In 1861, the United States of America faced a crisis unlike any other that had come...
The Mystery of Black Death in Sub-Saharan Africa
In the midst of a pandemic it is easy to reflect upon the role diseases, plagues, and infectious illnesses have played throughout...
