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
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
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The Spill: Trump’s New Outlet
From the Desk of … Facebook announced that it will keep its ban on Donald Trump. After the January 6 protest at Capitol Hill, the former president was removed by several social Continue Reading
Commemorated with flowers, brunch, greeting cards, and shiny baubles, one event struggled throughout the ages to become an official holiday, now celebrated on the second Sunday in May: Mother’s Day. Its evolution was 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
Before the iconic figure of Uncle Sam with his white hair and top hat encouraging men to join the military to fight for their country, there was Lady Columbia. While Uncle Sam’s Continue Reading
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The Spill: Biden’s Big Speech
Addressing a Joint Session The long-anticipated national speech in front of members of Congress shed light on the Biden administration’s goals and objectives. A small gathering of U.S. senators and Representatives sat Continue Reading
Today is Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May. The holiday is of Mexican origin, but in the United States it is celebrated with parades and get-togethers while in Mexico the Continue Reading
Does advanced math discriminate? That’s what people in Virginia are asking after the state’s education department decided to reduce accelerated math programs in the name of modernization and equality. The Virginia Department Continue Reading
The press holds a significant level of influence over the United States. In fact, the media exercises so much sway over the country that on at least one occasion, it has played 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
Journalism is supposed to be one of the most honorable professions. In fact, the First Amendment of the United States Constitution specifically prohibits the government from passing laws that restrict freedom of 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
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The Spill: Chauvin Convicted
Derek Chauvin Conviction In May 2020 a man named George Floyd was killed by a police officer in an incident that shocked the nation. Almost a year later, former officer Derek Chauvin Continue Reading
The Sixth Amendment protects important rights for people who are accused of committing a crime. Like the Fifth Amendment, it is designed to prevent the government from using its power to unfairly Continue Reading
After the American Civil War concluded and slavery was abolished, black Americans were finally able to live without being forced to work for no pay. However, this did not mean they were 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
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The Spill: Bringing Home the Troops … Eventually
A Symbolic Withdrawal of Troops President Joe Biden is withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan on September 11, two decades after the attack on U.S. soil that prompted what is now the Continue Reading
Article III of the Constitution created the United States Supreme Court, but it didn’t give much detail about how the Court should actually operate. Many of the rules are decided by the Continue Reading
Thurgood Marshall became another American history maker when he was appointed to the Supreme Court. As the first African American to be placed on the highest court in the land, he became Continue Reading
The Bay of Pigs invasion remains one of the darkest marks on American foreign policy. The failed military action damaged the country’s global reputation and allowed Cuba’s communist government to cement its Continue Reading
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The Spill: The Ocean’s Sound Waves
The Year of Quiet Marine biologists and oceanographers are calling 2020 the year of quiet and have set about gathering as much information as possible before the world speeds up to travel Continue Reading
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), or FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States and the only commander in chief to be elected four consecutive terms. Have you heard the saying that Continue Reading
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington set the bar high for other American First Ladies to follow. She was an educated woman, skilled business manager, a clever hostess, and the only woman to grace 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