Sitemap - 2023 - Slender Threads / Global Citizens / Public History
92+ Years Apart, Yet Linked Together
Sandra Day O'Connor, First Woman on the Supreme Court, Now Belongs to the Ages
'Democracy Awakening': A Critique of Heather Cox Richardson's New Book
Neither Liberals Nor Conservatives Understand The Other's History Nor Ideology
The Heroic Origins of the Republican Party in the 1850s
Mass Psychosis, Leading to Totalitarianism, Is Far Too Common Throughout History
US Begins 250th Anniversary Celebrations With Gusto
Globalization Is Fracturing. So What Comes Next?
How Trump Nightmare Might End in 2024
52 Gifts in One: A Subscription
Pat Conroy on Life and Literature
E. B. White’s Ruminations on Life in the Late 1930s through 1943
All We Are Is Dust in the Wind? Is That All There Is?
Population Pyramids: Powerful Predictors of the Future
75 Years After the UN Declaration on Human Rights, The World Is Disappointed
Ruins of Pompeii Give Great Insight Into Everyday Life in Roman Empire
‘Living New Deal’ Nonprofit Preserves a Legacy and Promotes Model for a New 'New Deal'
Powerful Accounts of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
Jill Lepore's Critically Important Journalistic Examinations of American History
Jefferson Davis & Donald Trump: Parallel Legal Cases?
Visiting Ataturk’s ‘Restroom’ and Reflecting on His Legacy
Turkish Republic, 100 Years Later
Top Six Diplomatic Triumphs Since World War II
‘Blood Done Sign My Name’: Tim Tyson’s Riveting Account of NC Racial Struggles in 1970
Shots Fired At Inter-Racial Party in Small-town NC, 1969 Echo Through The Years
'Grand Strategist' Henry Kissinger
NC's Terry Sanford Courageously Broke Ranks With Southern Segregationists and Helped End Jim Crow
3 Remarkable Events in Scandinavian History
JFK: How His Life & Ours Could Be Different
How Republican Conservatives Launched the Kennedy Dynasty
‘Virtual JFK’: You Are JFK Making Decisions About Vietnam
For Want of Rain On One Afternoon, 1963-4 Could Have Turned Out Far Differently
1960 Election: History Turned On Minuscule Decisions
Next Global Superpower Isn't Who You Think
60 Years Ago, JFK Was Assassinated
Backstory to the Gettysburg Address
Rosalynn Carter on Caregiving, Mental Health
Mini-Course: A New Clash of Civilizations?
Can Guns, Germs, and Steel Explain Human History?
‘Why the West Rules for Now: The Patterns of History and What They Reveal About the Future’
Asia Once Ruled the World, and May Do So Again in the 21st Century
Why Did Europeans Come to Dominate the World?
Honor and Shame in Western and Eastern Cultures Are Handled Differently
Veterans Day Is A Reminder of Military Recruitment Challenges
Foundations of Eastern Civilization in China, Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia
Ancestor Worship: Very Popular
Does Western Civilization Actually Exist?
Better Than Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Harrowing Story, Long Journey Home
No, You Don't Have To Pick A Side!
Has History Professor Heather Cox Richardson Inspired A Social Movement?
Podcast #6: Why Slender Threads?
A New Speaker of the House Takes the Reins. Can He Make The Place Function?
Coming to America: 3 Arab Immigrants We Sponsored, Despite Trump's Travel Ban
The Rising of Bobby Lazarus and the Lived Philosophy of Dogs
Life at the Abu Dhabi Dog Park
Mini-Course on Israel-Palestine Conflict
Rules-Based International Order: What Is it?
Mini-Course: 1948 - President Harry Truman First Recognized the State of Israel
If Rabin Wasn’t Assassinated in 1995, Would Israel Be At Peace?
Mini-Course: The Israel-Palestine Conflict
1967: Six-Day War Between Israel and the Arabs. Decisive Victory for Israel
Israel-Palestine: Is 'Studied Empathy' Still Possible?
Foundation of Middle East Conflict: ‘A Peace to End All Peace’
October, 1973: Israel’s Yom Kipper War May Be Closest Parallel to 2023 War
Israel at 75: A Nation in Political Turmoil
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir Biopic Focuses on 1973 Yom Kipper War
Race: The Power of An Illusion
When Did Light Skin Appear in Modern Humans?
Touring Greece, the Foundation of Western Civilization and Cradle of Democracy
Venturing Out of Echo Chambers
Freed From Iran After 5 1/2 Years As A Hostage
100-Year-Old Recalls 1930s Traumas
9/11/2001 Moves From Memory to Commemoration
Will the 21st Century Belong to Asia?
Did Troy, Achilles, Helen, et. al Actually Exist?
‘A Little History of the World’
6 Lies I Learned in History Class
Long View: When Did Civilization Begin?
'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'
Conservatism's Origins in England
Invite your friends to read Slender Threads
How Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the U.S. and its Constitution
When Your Parent Or Spouse Becomes Your Child
US Democracy: Better Off, But Still Fragile
Required Civics Education? More Informed Citizens Thinking Critically Or Patriotic Indoctrination?
What Is the American Creed? Might Learning It Avert Toxic Division Or Even A New Civil War?
Americans Historically Demonstrate Massive Ignorance of Citizenship
Wisdom of the Common People? Faith in Democracy?
Is the US A Democracy Or A Republic? State School Boards Debate Social Studies Standards
In Victorian South, Discovering Your ‘Sainted’ Grandfather Wasn’t So Perfect
On Manners, Jane Austin and the Comedy of Keeping Up Appearances
Trump v. Biden: Unpopular Choice in 2024
Political Strategists Performed Miracles
Life With a 100-Year-Old, Week 2
5 Reasons Why US Education, Since 2000, Has Encouraged Global Mindsets
Life With A 100-Year-Old, Week 1
12 Ways to be a Global Citizen
Reflections on and from Mothers
Interest in 'Third Culture Kids' (TCKs) Returns After Pandemic
Transported By Images, Food & Real Travel
Inspiration From Global Citizens
Fox News' Decline, Tucker Carlson's Ouster
Ted Talk: ‘You’re A Global Citizen. You Just Don’t Know It Yet’
Global Citizens' Movement Is Burgeoning
'You Are A Global Citizen' Is Bestseller Among Travel Books
Jerusalem, Israel: Positive & Negative Takes
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Neighborhood in Israel Has Other-Worldly Feel
Muslim Guide to Holiest Christian Sites Proved to be Good Samaritan to Shekel-less Tourists
Jerusalem Offers A History of the World, A Reminder That We're All in History Together
On Incorporating Women's History Into American History
Female Relatives Who Inspired Us
A Powerful Novel From Greenville, SC
Absolutely Charmed By Savannah, GA
Murdaugh's Mindset, Southern Culture and Duplicity, the Slender Thread of His Conviction
Shocking Speed of Murdaugh Verdict Proves The South Still Exists
Black History: Cultural Literacy Requires That We Know It
Turkish Delight and Sorrow 2009-2023
Conservative Muslim City Reminded Me of America in 1950s, Early 1960s
Turkish Hospitality Stretched to the Limit
Earthquake Spared Charming Cappadocia
Istanbul from a Kid’s Point of View
Istanbul Past, Present and Future
My First Thoughts of Turkey Turned To Old Horror Film, 'Midnight Express'
First Impressions of 'Conservative' Turkiye Began With Culture Shocks
Turkiye, Despite Frequent Earthquakes, Is Libertarian's Paradise
Devastation Brings Back Flood of Memories
Apocalypse in Southern Turkey (Türkiye)
Cambodia's 'Killing Fields': Justice Is Still Denied 40+ Years Later
After Visiting Auschwitz, Can Life Ever Be the Same?
Impressions of 6 Middle Eastern Countries: Safe, Friendly, Spectacular Tourism, Rich History
Oman, My Favorite Arab Country
Cross-Cultural Ways to Understand and Relate to the Middle East
Inspiring Visit to the King Center in Atlanta
Fast-growing North Carolina Faces Identity Crisis
Today's Adversaries, Tomorrow's Allies
Am I Too Pessimistic and Cynical About GOP?
Foreboding Photos & Damage to the US
Historic Realignment Now Underway