by Tony W. Cartledge | May 7, 2017 | Opinion
Understanding the past can sometimes come through written documents, but unlike our modern culture in which technology enables us to record (and broadcast) every moment we consider significant, the vast majority of ancient history was unrecorded. Here are a few...
by Laura Seay | Jul 14, 2010 | Opinion
In light of Sunday’s horrific bombings in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, by Somali militants, it was only a matter of time before proposals for a U.S.-backed invasion or bombing of Somalia started popping up, along with less specific calls to do...
by Laura Seay | Sep 28, 2009 | Opinion
My students are fascinated by Somalia. Any time I use it as an example, their hands shoot up with question after question after question. I haven’t pinpointed the source of their interest, but it might have something to do with the idea of unmitigated disaster....
