While a number of studies in recent years explore the particularistic tendencies of presidents – targeting various benefits to districts and states that will help their and their party's electoral prospects – little work has explored how members of Congress react to such behavior....
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, or simply the Cultural Revolution, was designed to shrug off the effects of the Great Leap Forward, rid the CPC and the country of those people who didn't agree with his vision, and move forward toward a stronger China. Mao had a simple plan: He...
Franklin was known to refuse dispatches from Congress until he finished a match, sometimes playing all night. But Franklin argued that all of those hours slouched over a chessboard were well spent. In a popular essay titled, "The Morals of Chess," the Founding Father made the case that ...
Their dispute made its way to Congress, and even drew the attention of President George W. Bush. Eventually, the feeding tube was removed. Terri died in March 2005. Read More How Do People "Come Out" of Comas? How fast a person comes out of a coma depends on what caused it and ...
But the biggest deception came during the Cold War, when the government sought a suitable location for an underground bunker to house members of Congress in the event of a nuclear holocaust. Once again, Uncle Sam looked to The Greenbrier as a solution. To keep the project a secret, bunker ...
For all the talk you hear from Capitol Hill about running government more like a business, Congress has a retirement plan that would make any Fortune 500 executive blush. Members can retire younger, having contributed fewer of their own dollars, than alm
Delegates and even some members of Congress are complaining of a severe seat shortage for the final night of the Democratic convention, according to four people familiar with the situation. Some lawmakers were so upset about their seats that they asked House Democrats’ campaign arm fo...
In a number of ways, yes. Members of Congress, the state governors, and the state legislatures are directly elected by the voters. In cases where issues and laws are voted on directly by the voters than the outcome of the vote changes the law. ...
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Congress even failed to renew the landmark legislation against human trafficking, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The obstacles were different in each case, but involved political polarization and paralysis. Can members of Congress not muster a stand on modern slavery? (Hmm. I now understand...