Muhlberger's World History

I can't say nothing about the Great Treasury Robbery. I am going to post some excerpts from other sources. From Devilstower at Daily Ko...

On the plus side (from the wonderful The Big Picture ) . And on the other, chilling souls across the USA and beyond: Brad DeLong . Dymaxion ...

From a Washington Post Q&A today: Raleigh, N.C.: What has Dana Perino [White House Press Secretary] had to say about the McClatchy ser...

Last night at Knox College, Illinois, site of one of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, John Ashcroft, former US Attorney General tried to justify...

I have concluded that I missed an opportunity to discuss two important issues in the last World History lecture last Monday. I blame it on...

You bet. ABC News reports that we now know who in the US government approved torture. Watch this: I am sorry not to have a more cheerful su...

In the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, the first national election has replaced the monarchy with a democratic government. The originator of ...

The Economist reports on an ominous sign of official Russian backsliding. After the fall of Soviet Communism, the new Russian government ...

Talking Points Memo on American torture. And warrantless wiretapping.

Despite the fact that he won't give a straightforward opinion that nearly drowning someone is torture, Michael Mukasey has been confirme...

US telecommunications companies won't talk to Congress about illegal spying (which began before 9/11, BTW) because the White House objec...

I have a long-standing interest in the history of democracy as a world phenomenon. What I've written on this subject has been done i...