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A Not-So-Traditional Thanksgiving, Part 1

Part 1: The Original Culture War by Neil Miller During the National Day of Mourning rally in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Andres Araica prayed at a statue of Massasoit, chief of the…

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The book that's bewitching readers everywhere by Holly Hartman This article was posted on January 20, 2000. Take the Goblet of Fire Quiz ! The British edition of the latest—and longest—…

Little Speech on Liberty

by John Winthrop I suppose something may be expected from me upon this charge that is befallen me, which moves me to speak now to you; yet I intend not to intermeddle in the…

Brewer's: Ordeal

(Saxon, great judgment), instituted long before the Conquest, and not abolished till the reign of Henry III. Ordeals were of several kinds, but the most usual were by wager of battle, by…

How Do Currency Exchanges Work?

How Do I Exchange Currencies? If you ever travel overseas you will want to exchange some of your money for foreign currency. Or be ready to pay for a bill that is listed in something other than US…

Meaning of the Word Upanishad

Meaning of the Word UpanishadHow Upanishad became the recognised name of the philosophical treatises contained in the Veda is difficult to explain. Most European scholars are agreed in…

Malta Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Malta Index: People Government Political Conditions Foreign Relations U.S.-Maltese Relations PEOPLEMalta was an important cultic center for earth-mother…