America and Its Priapic PresidentsSEYMOUR STREET and Seymour Hersh are several thousand miles apart, except when it comes to...Steyn, Mark
We of course celebrate alcohol in its many incarnations here, as well as the great consumers of alcohol. Naturally, America is a great nation of great drinkers, and trying to find, say, the ten best drinkers in American history would be a foolish act of hubris, almost offensive to the ve...
mainly in the northern states. However, Reconstruction and its failure left the Southern whites in a position of firm control over its black population, denying them their Civil Rights and keeping them in a state of economic, social and political servitude. ...
Prejudice, discrimination and bigotry can lead to racism against individuals. Read More...November 19, 2023 Full Frame: APEC Leaders’ Meeting It’s one of the most important multilateral economic meetings of the year, The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit. Presidents, ministers and finance...
America was not used to this. Religious as the country was (and is), presidents usually came in the safe, muted colours of Episcopalianism or Presbyterianism. God could be turned on or off, to suit the times. A Southern Baptist who had preached and taught Sunday school, whose Bible was...
It is curious that presidents possess such unaccountable power at all. America's founders rejected absolute monarchy and its trappings (such as noble titles), and yet the pardon power is descended from just such a monarchical power, the royal prerogative of mercy. ...
The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath lives. The direct consequences included Ronald Reagan's election to the presidency in 1980, stagnation in living standards, and a growing belief–both in America and abroad–that the great-power status of the United States was ending... R. Samuelson - Rand...
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Its Constitution was drafted in 1787 by a constitutional convention held in Philadelphia. Prior to 1787 the Articles of Confederation, adopted in 1781, had functioned as a constitution. The Constitution is concisely worded, and many of its articles are general in nature. Hence, its interpretation,...
Bush established the Presidents New Freedom Commission on Mental Health in April 2002 as part of his commitment to eliminate inequality... MF Hogan - 《Cybercemetery》 被引量: 582发表: 2003年 Labour market deregulation, 'flexibility' and innovation deregulation—shortterm and temporary contracts, a...