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Sun Tzu on the Art of War: Maneuvering

Weak Points and Strong [1] Variation in Tactics [1] Maneuvering Sun Tzu said: In war, the general receives his commands from the sovereign. Having collected an…

Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of October 25, 2021

It’s been a busy week, from a Facebook rebranding to a coup in Sudan. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top five stories of the week. Covid Updates for…

Paris, Declaration of

(Encyclopedia) Paris, Declaration of, 1856, agreement concerning the rules of maritime warfare, issued at the Congress of Paris. It was the first major attempt to codify the international law of the…

defoliant

(Encyclopedia) defoliant, any one of several chemical compounds that, when applied to plants, can alter their metabolism, causing the leaves to drop off. In agriculture defoliants are used to…

head-hunting

(Encyclopedia) head-hunting, practice of taking and preserving the head of a slain enemy. It has occurred throughout the world from ancient times into the 20th cent. In Europe, it flourished in the…

The True George Washington: Enemies: Jefferson

JeffersonThe political course of Washington while President produced the alienation of the two Virginians whom he most closely associated with himself in the early part of his administration…

Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of December 13, 2021

It’s been a busy week, from Omicron superspreaders to major storms across the world. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top four stories of the week.…

scalping

(Encyclopedia) scalping, taking the scalp of an enemy. The custom, comparable to head-hunting, was formerly practiced in Europe and Asia (Herodotus describes its practice by the Scythians, for…

Guadalupe Hidalgo

(Encyclopedia) Guadalupe HidalgoGuadalupe Hidalgogwäᵺäl&oomacr;ˈpā ēdälˈgō, wä– [key], shrine, central Mexico, in the Federal District. The basilica of Guadalupe containing the shrine of Our Lady…

Our Top Stories for the Week of July 4, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from many shifts in international politics to legal proceedings. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week.  …