Teddy Roosevelt

Soldiers from the 35th US Volunteer Infantry subject a Filipino to the ‘water cure,’ a common ‘enhanced interrogation’ technique employed during the war to pacify the Philippines between 1899 and 1902.

America has used water to torture people for more than a century

You may not be surprised to hear that simulated drowning as a torture was first documented during the Middle Ages. But did you know it was once a common technique in US law enforcement in the early 20th century?

America has used water to torture people for more than a century

Big Data and Culturomics

Big Data and Culturomics

'Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher': Edward Curtis, Photographer of the American Frontier

'Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher': Edward Curtis, Photographer of the American Frontier

President Obama Invokes Teddy Roosevelt in Kansas Speech

President Obama Invokes Teddy Roosevelt in Kansas Speech
The World

Is Obama Abandoning the Public Option?

Is Obama Abandoning the Public Option?
The World

Vacationland: The Obamas Head West

The Obama family is headed to the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Park. The Takeaway talks with Jerry Johnson, former mayor of West Yellowstone, Montana, and historian Douglas Brinkley.

Vacationland: The Obamas Head West

Almanac/Refuge Centennial

Almanac/Refuge Centennial

Almanac/Teddy's Bear

Almanac/Teddy's Bear

The Living on Earth Almanac

The Living on Earth Almanac