Tariffs and trade wars have hit the headlines in recent months as US president Donald Trump pursues aggressive economic policies. But are they really so unprecedented? Frank Trentmann spoke to Matt El ...
Our in-the-know culinary travel guide to the best things to eat in Puerto Rico's capital—plus recipes for making many of the ...
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You don’t have to make a speech, Big Shot! We Understand! We’ve gottause that power to help mankind, right?” – The Thing, The ...
Silverton is about an hour’s drive from Portland, making it perfect for a day trip that feels like you’ve traveled much further from urban life. The town is walkable once you arrive, though you’ll ...
The charming town of Mt. Angel, just minutes away, celebrates its Bavarian heritage with an Oktoberfest that draws visitors from across the region. The town’s Benedictine Abbey, perched on a hilltop, ...
The Trump administration’s current use of 19th-century tools to solve 20th-century problems threatens to take America back to ...
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where Trump romped by 15% and no Democrat had won since the 19th century. “Special elections are probably overemphasized but they do provide some barometer of current political conditions ...
Speaking at a policy forum in the Arctic port of Murmansk, Putin noted that the United States first considered plans to win control over Greenland in the 19th century, and then offered to buy it ...
According to Encyclopedia Britannica, the word Semite is an obsolete word popularized in the 19th century to describe a member of any people that spoke Arabic and Hebrew languages, among others.