Amanda Kolson Hurley on classical history
Growing violence in Baghdad prompts many to question whether Iraq can survive or should be divided among its Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds. The first questions to ask ought to be historical: Is modern Iraq built on a solid foundation or is it largely a patchwork cobbled together by European grandees nearly a century ago? What precedents exist for a divided Iraq?
An American-inspired redrawing of the Iraqi map along sectarian lines would do violence to the facts of Iraqi history.
Keeping business in the family may not be such a good idea.
Religious conflicts in multi-faith America are mild compared with those in countries that have only one faith or virtually no faith at all.
All but lost amid the protest to Pope Benedict XVI's speech in September 2006 was the complex point he was trying to make.
A look at Haiti's brisk trade in discarded--and re-tailored--American clothing.