Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, the government of Iran has been accused by members of the international community of funding, providing equipment, weapons, training, and giving sanctuary to terrorists
The Troubles is the common name for the ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that spilled over at various times into parts of the Republic of Ireland, England and mainland Europe.
Eleanor Roosevelt was probably the most influential American woman of the 20th century.
Photo by mbs120898 10. Thomas Jefferson President Jefferson was publicly accused of fathering the children of his slave Sally Hemings, by journalist James Callender (who had also publicized Alexander Hamilton’s affair) in the Jefferson–Hemings controversy. Hemings was the half-sister of Jefferson’s wife Martha, and based partly upon DNA evidence, there is now a scholarly consensus…
Photo by University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) 1. Melissa Harris-Perry’s Tax Evasion MSNBC anchor Melissa Harris-Perry has proclaimed that people should be happy to pay their taxes. She tweeted back in 2010, “Thanks tweeps for the reminders of how many of you are struggling with unemployment or underemployment. Will pay my taxes with a smile.”…
There’s a lot of talk about money in politics. As we have previously discussed, a lot of the concern is misplaced or based on misconceptions. The urge to construct more laws to make things fairer is a popular one among Americans. The idea is that more regulation will stem some of the money flowing into…
Language is important when communicating ideas. Often, when it comes to politics, words can be twisted, perverted, or misused in order to alter perception. Sometimes a word comes to take on a meaning so distant to its original intent, those of us left communicating ideas forced to either use the word in the new context…
They’re ruthless and powerful beyond measure. Some say they’re worse than ISIS. Here’s 10 facts you should know about Mexican drug cartels and that country’s bloody drug war. 1.Mexican Cartels rake in $19-$29 billion annually in just U.S. drug sales. That number is astronomically high. Such high profits make buying politicians and law enforcement easy….
Should we trade with despots? After 5 years in captivity, US contractor Alan Gross was released today as part of a deal brokered by President Obama. The imprisonment of Mr. Gross has been an issue of much resonance with me. I previously wrote a piece featured in The Daily Caller about Mr. Gross case, calling…
Every election cycle the calls will be heard: Americans demand a third party! The two party system has to go! Only they really don’t want a third party and American politics will always be dominated by two major parties. First, let’s set the record straight. There are more than two political parties in the United…
On November 9th, 2014 the world celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The event not only led to the liberation of millions of people and the fall of the Soviet Union, but it effectively ended a near 50 year old cold war nuclear standoff between the USSR and the United…
One term which is often incorrectly inserted into political discourse is corporate personhood. Corporate personhood is a legal concept that arises from the extension of certain rights to market entities for the purpose of facilitating commerce and protecting individuals. Its application to campaign finance law has many erroneously rallying against the legal concept with slogans…