Events in American politics have sown confusion on the process of impeachment. It is a simple legal process akin to a grand jury indictment followed by a trial and can be brought Continue Reading
A lot of people don’t really know what impeachment is. Impeachment is a way of removing an elected official – like the president – from office. Impeaching someone is like charging someone Continue Reading
A lot of people don’t really understand the process of impeachment. It is a simple legal process including a formal accusation of wrongdoing, followed by a trial. Impeachment can be brought against Continue Reading
The Electoral College is one of America’s top political discussion topics, as well as how we pick our president every four years. Yet, it still isn’t very well understood by many. What Continue Reading
During the Constitutional Convention in 1787, one of the most critical issues our Founding Fathers wanted to settle was how to pick the president. Many wanted a straight popular vote. However, others Continue Reading
The Electoral College is one of America’s top political discussion topics, as well as how we pick our president every four years, yet it still isn’t very well understood by many. What Continue Reading
What is the Third Amendment, and why do we have it? In full, the Third Amendment reads: No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent Continue Reading
When we talk about the Bill of Rights, the Third Amendment rarely comes up. So, what is the Third Amendment, and why do we have it? In full, the Third Amendment reads: Continue Reading
Rarely in conversation or political debate do people reference the Third Amendment to the Constitution: the 1789 one-clause protection of Americans from tyranny of military control. The new federal Congress of the Continue Reading
One discussion that comes around near elections is the U.S. Constitution and whether it is a living document that bends to the will of the people, or the people should work to Continue Reading
One discussion that comes around near elections is the U.S. Constitution and whether it should be updated to reflect a more modern time or if it is, in fact, a living document Continue Reading
The Spill: Sistine Chapel of the Ancients
An Unexpected Find in the Amazon In the Amazon jungle, a group of archeologists found an eight-mile cliff wall with decorations thought to be made 12,500 years ago. They call it the Continue Reading
The Spill: Immunity Passports
COVID Passports – For Real? America suffers from a pandemic that has altered the freedoms we are all used to enjoying. Since the onset of COVID-19 nearly one year ago, Americans have Continue Reading
The Spill: The Race for Georgia
The Balance of Power Comes Down to Georgia As former Vice President Joe Biden and President Trump wait for the dust to settle on the election, Georgia is in the throes of Continue Reading
The Pilgrims and Native Americans did not invent Thanksgiving, but they embraced the concept and made it their own. Harvest festivals have been celebrated for thousands of years by many peoples, tribes, Continue Reading
The Pilgrims and Native Americans did not invent Thanksgiving, but they embraced the concept and made it their own. Harvest festivals have been celebrated for thousands of years by many peoples, tribes, Continue Reading
The Pilgrims and Native Americans did not invent Thanksgiving, but they embraced the concept and made it their own. Harvest festivals have been celebrated for thousands of years by many peoples, tribes, Continue Reading
The number-crunching pollsters at Gallup are saying 86% of respondents to a recent “American Views” survey believe the media is biased. Respondents saw only a fraction of bias in their own favorite Continue Reading
The folks at Gallup are saying 86% of respondents to a recent “American Views” survey believe the media is biased. People saw only a small amount of bias in their own favorite Continue Reading
Hillary Clinton told Joe Biden, the Democrat candidate for president, that he “should not concede under any circumstances.” So even if Donald Trump seems to have won after election day, she wants Continue Reading
Hillary Clinton has recently told Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden that he “should not concede under any circumstances.” She meant that no matter who appears to win the 2020 election – Joe Continue Reading
“Everybody counts in applying democracy. And there will never be a true democracy until every responsible and law-abiding adult in it, without regard to race, sex, color or creed has his or Continue Reading
The 19th Amendment: Women Get the Right to Vote
“Everybody counts in applying democracy” – those were the words of Carrie Chapman Catt in 1917. Democracy lets people get together and vote on what should be done. But women didn’t always Continue Reading
“Everybody counts in applying democracy. And there will never be a true democracy until every responsible and law-abiding adult in it, without regard to race, sex, color or creed has his or Continue Reading
The National Guard is a part of the U.S. military, mostly made up of reserve Guardsmen who work part-time for the armed forces. It’s run by the Department of Defense, as well Continue Reading