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Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson has been accused of saying "Every woman has a duty to birth at least one able-bodied worker." Mike did not say this precisely, but did he say it in effect? How does what he really said reveal what the over-class thinks of the little people?
His accomplishments as president were overshadowed by his criminal acts. No, not that guy – Richard Nixon. Learn how a lifetime of foreign policy culminated in actions that are still felt today - and the two-hundred years that precipitated his abandonment of the gold standard in 1971.
The Warren Report was not well-received by the American public when it was released in 1964. What were some of the problems within and without the Report that caused people to lose faith in their government?
The Warren Report was not well-received by the American public when it was released in 1964. What were some of the problems within and without the Report that caused people to lose faith in their government?
Trump 2.0 will drop on January 20, 2025 and previews of the new features are being released. Trump has been announcing cabinet nominations in an apparent attempt to keep the national media pundits exasperated and clutching at their pearls for the next two months.
Many observers are bracing for the return of the chaos of the Trump 1.0 White House. How will Trump's appointments temper the tempest?
Joe Biden wants to poke the bear. Aside from being an act of war, it's incredibly foolish and a betrayal of 240 years of American tradition.