REGISTRATION CLOSED Ancient documents and archeological sites reveal the story of one of history’s major wars between a military superpower, the Syrian-Greeks, and a Jewish militia in the Judean Hills. Using guerilla warfare and asymmetrical tactics, the band of Jewish patriots won. After the victory in 162 BCE, the holiday that followed, still celebrated today, is named... read more
REGISTRATION CLOSED By the end of WWII the US dollar replaced the British pound as the world's primary reserve currency and the most used currency in international transactions. Until 1971 the US dollar was backed by gold. Since 1971 the US dollar is backed by the US economy and the petrodollar system. The recent shale oil boom in the USA has strengthened the US petrodollar,... read more
REGISTRATION CLOSED California and the rest of the Southwest became United States territory following the Mexican War, or as some Mexicans describe it, the “war where you stole our country.” Was it a war justified by “manifest destiny” and Mexican transgressions or was it essentially a land grab? Professor Blaine Davies explores the causes, the battles and the... read more