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The Confederacy’s disastrous guerrilla war

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imageRebel guerrillas take aimLibrary of Congress

As the 150th commemoration of the end of the American Civil War draws to a close, it is worth considering why the North won.

A logical answer would be that numerically superior Union armies triumphed in most of the big battles and inflicted the higher casualties. After all, Shiloh, Antietam, Gettysburg,...

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It doesn't take a brain surgeon to decipher the unemployment rate

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageUnlike the brain, the unemployment rate is fairly simple. Human brain via www.shutterstock.com

This is a fun time of year for me as a professor. I am finishing my final exams, celebrating Mother’s Day with my wife and kids and getting ready for one of the more exciting events of the year at Emory: commencement on the quadrangle.

As a student,...

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After last year's 'crazy brave' comes the hangover budget

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imageTreasurer Joe Hockey tells small business it's time to have a go. AAP/Mick Tsikas

This is a budget for when the economy has gone soft and the political situation is precarious.

The bold reforming zeal, accompanied by a “we know best” attitude, of last year has gone. The government reaffirms its commitment to long-term fiscal repair. But...

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  1. INFOGRAPHIC: 2015 federal budget at a glance
  2. Why abolishing the Human Rights Act will be a rough ride for Michael Gove
  3. How we discovered the three revolutions of American pop
  4. Why we musn't assume smoking and drinking only leads to certain cancers
  5. How we recreated the early universe in the laboratory
  6. Cornwall and Yorkshire show regional identities run deep in England, too
  7. Why falling oil prices should not undermine investment in green energy
  8. Is the BBC safe in the hands of Britain's new culture secretary?
  9. BOM: We're calling it, the 2015 El Niño is here
  10. Julian Assange, true descendant of America's crusading journalists
  11. No need to pickle children: get Big Food to cut salt for better health
  12. When better education doesn't lead to a better job
  13. Climate change is hitting African farmers the hardest of all
  14. The crossbench ideology that could bring reform unstuck
  15. Budget explainer: the forces influencing Australia's economy
  16. Taxes and transfers: what will and won't be in the budget
  17. A fair budget? Not for the poor losing Australian aid in record cuts
  18. Focus on working parents misses true value of universal early childhood services
  19. Mental health care spending saves money, and that's worth investing in
  20. Sea level is rising fast – and it seems to be speeding up
  21. Nothing has changed since Indigenous higher ed review
  22. Australian plays: how to persuade a nation to question its own soul?
  23. We need to stop punishing scientists for talking to the public
  24. There's much more to bees than queens, honey and hives
  25. The resignation that never was: why UKIP needs Farage for its next big fight
  26. The forgotten local elections – Conservatives defy predictions in council votes too
  27. Rombertik 'kamikaze virus' is inventive and aggressive, but it's not the end of the world
  28. World War II is long over, but the fight against oppressive, invasive state laws continues
  29. Why reforming Britain's electoral system will be harder than ever
  30. What to expect from Tory cultural policy: where the axe will fall
  31. Uncertainties over the NHS will continue amid further Tory cuts to local government
  32. Off with their heads! Lessons from the 14th century for post-election protestors
  33. We've had the endless budget warm up – now it's game on
  34. Why did Labour lose, and where next for the party?
  35. Democracy doesn't stop at the election – and ours is broken
  36. Can short bouts of light exercise really make you healthier?
  37. What can we expect for higher education in the budget?
  38. Universities are stuck in a rut – entrepreneurial spirit could get them out
  39. Britain's election results may prove to be a blow to US foreign policy goals
  40. A new government poses challenges for digital business and innovation in Britain
  41. EU plan to sink people smugglers' ships doubles down on a failed agenda
  42. FactCheck: Is half to two-thirds of the Australian population receiving a government benefit?
  43. Hockey moves on diverted profits but gives no estimate of revenue
  44. What running for president can do for your resume
  45. Why is oil and gas activity causing earthquakes? And can we reduce the risk?
  46. Bleed me: why excess iron can be dangerous
  47. Without a humanistic inquiry, we will lose our creativity
  48. Supreme Court same-sex marriage compromise could prove costly to couples and kids
  49. OMG! Proms are actually getting cheaper compared with the price of everything else
  50. Forever crooked: how everyday language reflects negative attitudes about the physically disabled

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