During the Prohibition era (1920-33), when alcohol was banned in the United States, the American Mafia, along with other ethnic gangs like the Irish, Jewish, and Polish, dominated the bootleg industry ...

De Orta also tells stories, for example about the Persian opium enthusiast he met when serving as a physician at the court of ...

We begin with the immediate concerns of the Huseypur Raja and the circumstances that shaped the nature of his opposition to ...

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By citing fentanyl as the reason, the US government announced in late February that it would hit goods from China with a new ...

America needs a solemn commitment from each country and appropriate actions that will immediately stop the fentanyl carnage.

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The Iraqis with a bible in one hand and a gun in the other ...

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China’s Foreign Ministry has slightly walked back its war talk but let’s not kid ourselves – of course Beijing is preparing for war with America.

Join me on a journey through history as we explore the shadowy legacy of the Opium Wars in the heart of Hong Kong. From ...