From Eisenhower to Trump: How Military Service Impacts the Presidency
For generations, military service was a prerequisite to winning the presidency. Trump however, avoided military service.
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I shouldn’t be hounded out when I was one of NRA’s first 27 men – Col Chihandea
Col Chihandea was one of the legions of Ugandan fighters who fought alongside men and officers of the Tanzania People’s ...
On Gaza and Ukraine, this French statesman has warnings for America
PARIS — The last time Washington ignored Dominique de Villepin, the result was a $1.8 trillion war in Iraq that cost the ...
‘Presidents at War’ Review: In the Crucible of Combat
Among the millions of World War II veterans were multiple future U.S. presidents. Some only narrowly survived the experience.
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South Sudan commits to end recruitment, use of child soldiers
Children who should be in classrooms, playing, and dreaming of their future, have instead been forced to bear the burdens of ...
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The Rise (and Fall?) of the National Science Foundation
It wasn’t until the 1950 establishment of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the largest funding source for basic ...
Column: Is Congress fine with giving up its war powers?
Congress’ history of ceding its war powers to the executive branch is a bipartisan problem that requires lawmakers to assert ...
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Bush Center event to honor women’s US Army battalion that delivered mail in WWII
Soldiers of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion pictured in Europe during WWII.(Photo courtesy by George W. Bush / Photo provided ... during World War II. A panel discussion — with ...
The History of the Presidential Funeral
On December 29, 2024, the nation mourned the passing of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. Carter was 100 ...