The Awful Academic Talk and the Principles of Effective Talks are discussed and outlined with suggestions for a more interesting speech delivery. This was originally directed to those making academic presentations at a university or...

Comprehensive overview details the Eisenhower Doctrine, a 1957 speech made by President Dwight Eisenhower in response to the Suez Crisis.

From carefully staged speeches to radio to Twitter, U.S. presidents have always leveraged the cutting edge to connect directly with voters. Two centuries before Twitter, U.S. presidents understood the power of communicating directly with...

After Fidel Castro loosened emigration policies, some 125,000 Cubans landed on U.S. shores over a span of five months. The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 was a mass emigration of Cubans to the United States. The exodus was driven by a stagnant...

The Lysikrates Monument is the best preserved example of a choregic monument. Wealthy Athenian citizens financed the training and outfitting of choruses for competitive dramatical and musical performances. The producer (called the...