Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2015 (open access)

Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2015

This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its Armed Forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It was compiled in part from various older lists and is intended primarily to provide a rough survey of past U.S. military ventures abroad, without reference to the magnitude of the given instance noted.
Date: January 15, 2015
Creator: Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Qualifications of Members of Congress (open access)

Qualifications of Members of Congress

This report discusses the qualifications required to hold the office of U.S. Senator or Representative to Congress that are established and set out within the U.S. Constitution.
Date: January 15, 2015
Creator: Maskell, Jack
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes for the TXSSAR Arlington Chapter meeting: January 10, 2015] (open access)

[Minutes for the TXSSAR Arlington Chapter meeting: January 10, 2015]

Minutes from the January 10, 2015 Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution Arlington Chapter meeting.
Date: January 10, 2015
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights (open access)

Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights

This report discusses the state of Iraqi politics, governance, and human rights, including the worsening relations between local Sunni and Shiite populations.
Date: January 30, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview and analysis of U.S.-Yemeni relations and issues, including evolving political change in Yemeni leadership, ongoing U.S. counterterrorism operations against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) operatives at large in Yemen's hinterlands, and international efforts to bolster the country's stability despite an array of daunting socio-economic problems.
Date: January 21, 2015
Creator: Sharp, Jeremy M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses (open access)

Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses

This report discusses the reasons that Iran is considered a threat to U.S. security, including Iran's nuclear program, involvement with terrorist organizations, and involvement with neighboring countries' local governments. It also discusses ways in which the U.S. hopes to modify Iran's behavior with sanctions, and the effectiveness of these sanctions.
Date: January 26, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The San Antonio Compatriot, January/February 2015 (open access)

The San Antonio Compatriot, January/February 2015

Bimonthly publication of the San Antonio Chapter of the Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, containing news and events related to the organization and its members.
Date: January 2015
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. San Antonio Chapter No. 4.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 256, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 18, 2015 (open access)

Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 256, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 18, 2015

Daily newspaper from Henderson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 18, 2015
Creator: Linebarger, Les
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economics: From the Dismal Science to the Moral Science: The Moral Economics of Kendall P. Cochran (open access)

Economics: From the Dismal Science to the Moral Science: The Moral Economics of Kendall P. Cochran

Adam Smith published The Theory of Moral Sentiments in 1759 and established the ethical foundation for The Wealth of Nations (1776) as well as the important role played by custom and fashion in shaping behaviors and outcomes. Kendall P. Cochran believed in Smith’s emphasis on value-driven analysis and seeking solutions to major problems of the day. Cochran believed that economists moved too far in the direction of analysis free of words like ought and should and devoted his career to establishing that economics is a moral science. A recent study by two Harvard professors, Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, Growth in a Time of Debt (2010), asserted that healthy economic growth and high levels of government debt are incompatible. These conclusions are associated with the austerity movement, which calls for policymakers to reduce government spending in order to reduce the government’s debt and improve long-term growth prospects. The austerity movement has been used to justify the sharp decline in public sector employment that has restrained job growth since the recession of 2007. In 2013, a graduate student named Thomas Herndon discovered an error in the calculations of Reinhart and Rogoff, publishing his findings in a paper co-authored by his professors, …
Date: January 2015
Creator: Cochran, Kendall P.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 2015 (open access)

The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Kermit, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 8, 2015
Creator: Parks, Phil
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 2015 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 2015

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 8, 2015
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 140, No. 258, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 2015 (open access)

Daily Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 140, No. 258, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 2015

Daily newspaper from Mount Pleasant, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 8, 2015
Creator: Davis, Marcia & Borders, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 2015 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 2015

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2015
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 159, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 2015 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 159, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 8, 2015

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 8, 2015
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, focusing particularly on the influence of the Taliban and other militant groups, and on the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. This report also discusses the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship, in both the short and long term, and U.S. efforts under the Obama Administration to provide military, reconstructive, and stabilization aid.
Date: January 20, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 169, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 18, 2015 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 169, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 18, 2015

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 18, 2015
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 250, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 11, 2015 (open access)

Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 250, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 11, 2015

Daily newspaper from Henderson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 11, 2015
Creator: Linebarger, Les
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 174, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 2015 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 174, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 2015

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 23, 2015
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 161, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 10, 2015 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 161, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 10, 2015

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 10, 2015
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 180, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 180, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History