Looters Seize Archeological Sites in Syria
The Syrian National Coalition says the government doesn't care about Syria's cultural history
History
Renowned Sex Researcher Virginia Johnson Dies at 88
She and her husband changed the way sex was studied
Voices of the Industrial Revolution
A new study of the Industrial Revolution examines the lives of 350 people who lived through it.
Why Superman and Wyatt Earp Left Kansas But Still Loved the Place
Q&A with Robert Rebein, author of Dragging Wyatt Earp: A Personal History of Dodge City.
Hardhats for Peace, College Kids for War
The surprising shape of public opinion in the Vietnam era.
The Last Days of Ernest Hemingway
He thought the FBI was spying on him—and he was right.
Mandela Family Holds Emergency Meeting Amid Vigils
Former president remains in critical condition
Six Ancient Sites in Syria Added to Endangered World Heritage List
Castles and ancient villages among those sites at risk from ongoing civil war
The Paradox of Habeas Corpus
Habeas corpus can be a check on executive power-but it can also legitimize it.
FDR's Friend in New York
How Franklin Roosevelt and Fiorello La Guardia transformed the American state.
Surveillance of Telephone and Internet Communications in the Former Soviet Union
America, land of the free---what are you, a terrorist?
China Censors Searches about Tiananmen Square Protests on Anniversary
Including use of the word "today"
Advertising + Communism = Strange Things On the Internet
Making commercials in the Soviet Union.
Ancient Torah Scroll Found in Italian University Library
Dates back to 12th or 13th century, not the 17th, as had been mistakenly thought
