Identifying Good Government

By Michael Bawaya In August of 1970, the renowned anthropologist Robert Carneiro published a paper titled “A Theory of the Origin of the State” in the journal Science. The paper explored the theories that had...

The Altered States Of America

By Gayle Keck The present is catching up to the past. For millennia, Native Americans have entered altered states of consciousness for social, ceremonial, recreational, and medicinal reasons. Now, in modern times, substances that induce...

The Story Of Marshall’s Pen

By David Malakoff In the early 1800s, Alexander Lindsay, a retired British general who was a former governor of Jamaica and the sixth Earl of Balcarres, sensed an opportunity to cash in on Europe’s thirst...

Rewriting The History Of The Rappahannocks

By Paula Neely For years, Anne Richardson, chief of the Rappahannock tribe, gathered with her people for ceremonies and summer fish fries at several locations along the Rappahannock River in Virginia. She didn’t realize the...

A Glimpse Of New York’s Past

By Jackie Rocheleau Most visitors to New York State begin and end their trips in New York City. But those traveling outside the urban center can experience the rich history of the region across the...