Unlocking Your Ancestor’s Political Leanings
Ethnicity and job occupation are but a few factors in tracing the political leanings of your ancestors.
Laos’ Perplexing Plain of Jars
Scattered across 15,000 square km of rolling hills, rice paddies, and forests of Xieng Khouang Province in Laos is a mysterious plain of jars.
Never Mind That Extra Second, What Happened to Those 11 Days?
The 1752 British transition from Julian to Gregorian calendar added 11 days to people's lives.
The American Revolution and Genealogy Research
The history of loyalists and rebels in the American Revolution and genealogy research.
Six Hundred Years of Government Intervention in the Labor Markets
A Harvard law professor argues that the laissez-faire era in the 19th century represented a blip in a long history of powerful labor regulations.
Europe’s Displaced Persons After World War II
For the survivors who passed through displaced persons camps in Germany alone, their time in the camps was a chance to reestablish their identities as Jews.
Is Negative Political Campaigning Really So Bad?
The conventional wisdom about negative political campaigning is that it's ugly and destructive. But is it effective?