Articles by James Fite

In the United States, the right to vote is shared by men and women – but that wasn’t always the case! The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women suffrage, or the right to vote, in 1920. The fight… Read More

By the time Thomas Jefferson became the third U.S. president in 1801, the United States stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. Jefferson knew that gaining access to the river and the Gulf of Mexico would greatly strengthen… Read More

Americans demand solutions in the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody. Both the House Democrats and the Senate Republicans have proposed bills to answer the call, but neither seems willing to consider the other’s offering. Has real police… Read More

When the leaders of the British colonies in America decided it was time to split off from England, they knew the letter had to be just right. A committee was appointed by the Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence… Read More

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is facing a legal battle over the First Amendment, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) has stepped into the fight. Lighthouse Fellowship Church on Chincoteague Island filed a federal lawsuit against Northam, alleging discrimination after Pastor… Read More

As the number of Coronavirus cases and deaths continues to rise, researchers race toward some form of a cure. To save time during this crisis, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed parts of the standard test process to… Read More

There has been a lot of talk in the news of impeaching President Donald Trump. Democrats in Congress – especially in the House of Representatives – have been talking about impeaching him since he first took office, but why? Will… Read More

Climate change is a divisive issue. Many believe manmade climate change will be the end of us all while others don’t think it’s a problem at all. As GenZ’s Onar Åm explained, the science isn’t settled, and for now, we’ll… Read More

Just how far does the freedom of speech go in college, and how much freedom in expressing possibly offensive ideas is right? The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution promises that the government won’t get in the way of free… Read More