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America’s Economic Warfare Is Sowing Its Own Demise

Economic sanctions may take a backseat to tariffs in President Donald Trump’s vision for the United States, but they are and will remain a tried-and-true javelin in Washington’s geopolitical arsenal. Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare is a welcome addition to a growing library of books that chronicle how this once-obscure tool […]

Meta’s Alleged Torrenting and Seeding of Pirated Books Complicates Copyright Case

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. “Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right”: Meta emails unsealed In the initial news-breaking and opinion-slinging around […]

Reddit – Dive into anything

Welcome to our weekly recommendation thread! A few years ago now the mod team decided to condense the many “suggest some books” threads into one big mega-thread, in order to consolidate the subreddit and diversify the front page a little. Since then, we have removed suggestion threads and directed their posters to this thread instead. […]

The North Side Gang—Chicago’s Pirate Robin Hoods — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

Dean O’Banion. Dean O’Banion Dean O’Banion, or Dion as he is often misnamed in history, is considered the archetype of Irish Chicago Gangsters. An impulsive, faintly religious, prankster who was oddly chivalrous and loyal to a fault was the original boss of the North Side Gang during Prohibition and his death became the catalyst for […]

Charlemagne: The Father of Europe — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

A depiction of Pope Leo III crowning Charlemagne. Major campaigns and victories Charlemagne’s military conquests were central to his legacy. Over his reign, he expanded the Frankish Empire significantly, uniting much of Western and Central Europe.   The Saxon Wars (772–804) One of Charlemagne’s longest and most grueling campaigns was the subjugation of the pagan […]

How The Book of Revelation Shaped America’s Border Politics And The Trump Wall

(REVIEW) On June 15, 2015, Donald Trump announced his presidential candidacy from Trump Tower, declaring, “I will build a great wall on our southern border.” This wall symbolizes the anti-immigration policies he pursued during his time in office, which continue to have lasting effects. Surprisingly, his statement about building a southern wall against immigrants reflects […]