The assumption that more science will lead to better policy is often overly simplistic. Historian Joshua P. Howe, in Behind the Curve, shows that even as climate scientists reached a consensus on the dangers of CO₂ emissions, political divisions deepened. This disconnect between scientific certainty and political action became especially evident during the late 1980sContinue reading “Is Science the Answer”
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The Rise of the New Right
During the 1980s and 1990s, two interrelated movements—the Sagebrush Rebellion and the Wise Use movement—emerged from the American West in response to federal land-use policies and environmental regulations. Rooted in local resistance to increasing federal control over public lands, these movements reflected broader cultural, economic, and political shifts that helped shape the New Right. AsContinue reading “The Rise of the New Right”
Jerry Falwell and the Christian right
Jerry Falwell was a key figure in launching the Christian Right, especially through his role in founding the Moral Majority. The moral majority was founded in 1979 to entice christians to vote. It focused on issues like opposition to abortion, promotion of school prayer, support for traditional family values, and resistance to what it sawContinue reading “Jerry Falwell and the Christian right”
Devastating effects of deindustrialization
In The Enduring Disaster, David Winant explores the devastating effects of deindustrialization in Pennsylvania during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly on the working class. The transition from an industrial to a service-based economy “recycled” the working class by displacing millions of industrial workers, leaving them with few opportunities in the emerging service sector. The economic,Continue reading “Devastating effects of deindustrialization”
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Americans in Combat
Americans in Combat
What really happened in the North?
The narrative of civil rights issues in the 60s puts major blame on the South. Regarding things like Jim Crow laws, segregation laws and other legal practices at the time. The narrative that is usually misinterpreted was the Northern cities role in segregation and anti-segregation movements. In Theoharris’ article he points out the fact thatContinue reading “What really happened in the North?”
Military-industrial complex and the Economics of The Cold War
During the Cold War, the U.S pushed forth efforts of increasing defense and military buildup. One way of doing so was by creating the Minutemen Missiles in South Dakota. 150 Minuteman Missiles, containing a 1.2 megaton nuclear warhead in each missile. The ICBMs raised concern for the Soviets, a concern that they could not affordContinue reading “Military-industrial complex and the Economics of The Cold War”
Cold War Politics
During the cold war, homosexuality was a huge concern in America. “Lavender Scare” is what it is referred to, where it was believed that homosexual people were more susceptible to blackmail than others in the U.S. Because our main enemy in the war was the soviets and the communists, it made them a target dueContinue reading “Cold War Politics”
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