The history of Cuba has included many foreign actors. In 1492, Christopher Columbus became the first European to step foot in Cuba. He claimed the island for Spain, even though a native Continue Reading
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Did Scotland invent the modern world? Whenever the intellectuals discuss the success of Western civilization and what inspired the most remarkable society in human history, the experts allude to the ideas planted Continue Reading
Whenever the intellectuals discuss the success of Western civilization and what inspired the most remarkable society in human history, the experts talk about ideas planted in ancient Greece and Rome and how Continue Reading
Call it the Shopping Cart Conundrum. Social media is split on this question: When the weekly tip to the supermarket is finished, should customers return the shopping cart to a drop-off depot Continue Reading
The United States labor market is in a bit of kerfuffle right now. Recovering from COVID, there is a record number of job openings, businesses are getting rid of fewer employees, and Continue Reading
“Music begins when the possibilities of language end,” said Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, J.S. Bach … the list of titans of classical music could Continue Reading
Many people today still enjoy the works of the classical composers – like Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven. How did classical music shape Western civilization and the United States of America? The Classical Continue Reading
“Music begins when the possibilities of language end,” said Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, J.S. Bach … the list of titans of classical music could Continue Reading
The fighting between Israel and Palestine has been going on since World War II, though the origins can be traced a little farther back. In 1917, the British took Palestine from the Continue Reading
The fighting between Israel and Palestine can be traced back to 1917. In that year, the British took Palestine from the Ottoman Empire and declared a “national home for the Jewish people.” Continue Reading
The conflict between Israel and Palestine has been going on since World War II, though the origins can be traced a little farther back. In 1917, the British captured Palestine from the Continue Reading
What is economics? It is the science that studies human action. What is an economist? Critics will say that an economist is “an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he Continue Reading
What is economics? It is the science that studies human action. Economists have one crucial job: explain. Economics contains different branches of thoughts and doctrines that trigger a war of ideas within Continue Reading
Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon forever changed the United States and international financial systems. U.S. economic conditions in 1971 were not great. The national unemployment rate topped 6%, money supply growth Continue Reading
Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon employed a series of economic measures that significantly and permanently transformed the United States and international financial systems. An embattled president attempted to combat stagflation, stimulate Continue Reading
Bitcoin became the fastest asset to reach $1 trillion in value. Ethereum is now worth more than the Bank of America. Dogecoin has become more valuable than Ford Motor. These are cryptocurrencies Continue Reading
Bitcoin became the fastest asset to reach $1 trillion in value. Ethereum is now worth more than the Bank of America. Dogecoin has become more valuable than Ford Motor. These are cryptocurrencies Continue Reading
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower expressed his concerns about it. Former President Donald Trump slammed it for never wanting to end wars. Libertarians and anti-war conservatives routinely warn about its immense influence Continue Reading
Benjamin Franklin, a true renaissance man of his era, left the 1787 Constitutional Convention where he was asked what kind of government the Founders would propose. Franklin responded, “A republic, if you Continue Reading
A republic is a government being ruled by representatives voted for and elected by the citizens. Although the people do not govern the nation themselves, they exercise their power by choosing elected Continue Reading
From Beachgate to Russiagate, every government scandal now ends with a “gate” suffix. This comes from the historic 20th-century Watergate scandal that took down President Richard Nixon and forever altered the state Continue Reading
From Beachgate to Russiagate, every government scandal that emerges is always ended with a “-gate” suffix. This stems from the historic 20th-century Watergate transgressions that took down President Richard Nixon and forever Continue Reading
The Western world became a beacon of justice, freedom, and prosperity because of the ideas in the Age of Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason. This was an intellectual movement Continue Reading
The ideas of justice, freedom, and prosperity that come to mind when we talk about the Western world – especially America – are products of the Age of Enlightenment, also called the Continue Reading
The Western world became a beacon of justice, freedom, and prosperity because of the ideas in the Age of Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason. This was an intellectual movement Continue Reading
