Today, we can learn how to replace a faucet, overstuff a chair, or perform complex calculations with little more than an Internet connection. With all thisreadilyavailable information, it leads to the question of why schools exist when anyone can learn to do things on their own. It provides...
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on North Korea since the Korean War in an effort to establish trade and financial embargoes. TheUnited Nations (UN)also sanctioned the nation.11 Syria As one of the nations that former UN Ambassador John Bolton referred to as "beyond the axis of evil," Syr...
If the U.S. devalued the dollar, the cost of imports would increase because foreign firms would no longer want to do business in dollars; the government would not be able to borrow at the current rates, which would mean that it would have to raise taxes or print money to cover its de...
I do not raise these examples to suggest that state secretaries of state are figures to be feared. The vast majority are, from my observations as a practitioner and scholar of election law, excellent public servants. Nevertheless, their immense influence over the democratic process demonstrates th...
After a tumultuous election cycle, the divisive former president has reclaimed the highest office in the nation. Nov. 6, 2024 Fed Cuts Rates, But Easing May Slow Soon The shift reflects a Federal Reserve that is facing faster growth and stickier inflation. Tim SmartDec. 18...
A look at the history of the United States indicates that this country has often been called "a melting pot",where various immigrant and ethnic groups have learned to work together to build a unique nation.Even those "original" Americans,the Indians,probably walked a land bridge from Asia to...
This bipartisan 2021 law is the largest long-term infrastructure investment in our nation’s history, and these dollars are sorely needed. However, the federal permitting process could determine when Americans see the benefits of these dollars. The U.S. Chamber has long cal...
States, is really, since World War II, the United States has been the indispensable nation supporting and defending democracy, security arrangements, economic arrangements. We've been the leading voice on that. And it is clear that the world wants that. And I would want the United States to...
Thank These States for Thanksgiving Food Let’s talk turkey – and where yours probably came from. Steven Ross JohnsonNov. 28, 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big Balloons, Wet Weather and 21 Protesters Arrested The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its ...
What do the Confederate leaders, FDR business plotters, JFK assassination planners, Nixon, and Trump Gang of Eight-plus have in common? Skin color and access to powerful, wealthy people, if not being among the latter. For many other violent acts, the U.S. gover...