Our political system seems to be at a crossroads with insurgents, particularly from the right,…
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Despite a long record as the most favorably viewed branch of government, America’s judiciary has…
In 2013 it was revealed that the U.S. government had been spying on its own…
Given my status as an outsider to the American political system (I’m British, baby), I…
Some nations are known for their neutrality, others are known for belligerence, and some even…
Running for President of the United States is an extremely difficult endeavor that puts a…
Along with abortion, religion, and Donald Trump, gun control is one of the stickiest debating…
Government spending is always topical. For every liberal decrying the paltry money begrudgingly dripped into…
George W. Bush is arguably the most unpopular president in recent memory. He invaded Iraq,…
We’re used to our media feeding us narratives in terms of black and white. The…
Nobody likes a blowhard, and Donald Trump may be the hardiest blowhard of them all.…
After watching the first test of a nuclear bomb on July 16, 1945, as part…
It’s often said that truth is the first casualty of war. In the age of…
It’s only a year now until the 2016 US election, and that can only mean…
From the outside, life as a terrorist seems pretty simple. Grow a crappy beard, start…
It can often seem as though nations are permanent fixtures on the landscape, immovable, unchangeable,…
It takes a special person to become President of the United States. They must not…
The system of checks and balances, consisting of three branches of government in the formation…
The Progressive Era in the United States, which lasted from about 1890 to 1920, was…
Everyone loves to bag on the federal government. They’re an easy target, and never seem…
It’s kind of a given that the President of the United States should be pretty…
Wherever there are rivalries, there are double agents. These rivalries can be between corporate houses,…
So many things will send our society flying into a rage, albeit usually an impotent…
China is a global superpower—an economic and political giant that is fast becoming the world’s…