World History
The Year 2000
Millennial hysteria and its historical and religious link to socialist theory and practice: a roundup by Clifford F. Thies.
Private Ryan
An essay by Paul Fussell explains the meaning of Spielberg's new film on war.
The Racial Contract, by Charles Mills
Charles W. Mills has, by his own estimation, located a crucial gap in Western political and ethical theory from the Enlightenment to Rawls and Nozick. Charles W. Mills has, by his own estimation, located a crucial gap in Western political and ethical theory from the Enlightenment to Rawls and Nozick.
What Caused the Irish Potato Famine?
British Prime Minister Tony Blair apologized for doing "too little" in response to the Irish Potato Famine of the 19th century that killed one million people and brought about the emigration of millions more. But in fact, the English government was guilty of doing too much.