Russia has launched an invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been sending troops to the Russia-Ukraine border for around a year, adding up to about 190,000 soldiers. This caused the U.S. and many countries in Europe… Read More
The United States military left Afghanistan last summer, leaving the country ruled by the Taliban, an extreme Islamist group. Recently, the group joined Western leaders in Oslo, Norway. The meeting included officials from the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany…. Read More
“Because of language, man has access to the past and the future. He can express the true and the untrue. Language helps him understand both what is and what could be.” – Wesley Douglass Camp Language is a key part… Read More
The United States recently made it illegal to buy Chinese products that could be connected to slavery. China has been accused of both genocide and using slave labor, and those allegations led President Joe Biden to sign the Uighur Forced Labor… Read More
As Americans, we celebrate our independence with pride every year on the Fourth of July. Our ancestors were the winners of the Revolutionary War and started a brand new republic, The United States of America. On November 30, 2021, citizens… Read More
Haiti is struggling to get back on its feet following the loss of its president and a big earthquake. Kidnappings, gang violence, and a fuel shortage have brought a crisis to the nation’s capital. Controlled by Gangs The unstable government… Read More
As President Joe Biden pulled the American military out of Afghanistan, the Taliban almost immediately took over that country. But who, or what, is the Taliban – and what makes this change in power so important? The Taliban is a… Read More
The Haitian people have faced chaos for the last two months. An assassinated president and an earthquake caused problems, then a tropical storm made matters worse. Humanitarian aid is needed, but political instability and crime stand in the way. The… Read More
After 20 years at war, the United States has pulled out of Afghanistan – but what exactly is the background of this Central Asian country? Afghanistan is a nation, but its people are made up of many tribes. Warlords and… Read More
The history of Cuba has included many foreign actors. In 1492, Christopher Columbus became the first European to step foot in Cuba. He claimed the island for Spain, even though a native population already lived there, called the Taíno. Spain… Read More
During the Medieval Warm Period, St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) reintroduced the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle into Europe after his ideas had been lost for centuries. Who Was Thomas Aquinas? Thomas Aquinas was an Italian who belonged to the Dominican order… Read More
After the cold spell of the Dark Ages and the Justinian plague, evidence suggests the climate in Europe warmed. This created what people now call the Medieval Warm Period (MWP), which some suggest lasted from about 950 to 1250. The… Read More
