7 Reasons Why the Keystone XL Pipeline Should Be Approved
During the past presidential campaign, the Keystone XL Pipeline became a political football. Since that time, the pipeline's planned route has been changed to...
Is America the New Rome? – United States vs. the Roman...
The example of the first great republic in recorded history (509 B.C. to 29 B.C.) was omnipresent in the minds of America's founders as they...
Big Government vs. Small Government – Which Is Ideal for the...
The term "big government" stimulates plenty of images and emotions, and they're generally negative. Words like "bureaucratic," "inefficient," "intrusive," and even "corrupt" are often...
7 Ways to Prevent Political Arguments With Family & Friends
"There cannot a greater judgment befall a country than a dreadful spirit of division as rends a government into two distinct people, and makes...
What Is the Federal Reserve System – History & How It...
The words of Saint Paul to Timothy in the Christian Bible have resonated throughout the ages: "For the love of money is the root...
5 Keys to Civil Political Discussions & Debates With Friends &...
According to Professor Nolan McCarty of Princeton University, it seems that political rancor today has reached heights not seen since Reconstruction after the Civil...
Income Inequality in America – Definition, Causes & Statistics
Warren Buffett, number two on the Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America, said, "There's class warfare, all right - but it's...
Are American Schools Failing? – How to Improve the U.S. Education...
A headline in the December 2013 issue of The Atlantic claimed that American schools compared to the rest of the world - the members...
Vaccination Debate: Should Immunizations Be Mandatory for Children?
Childhood immunizations have been controversial for centuries. To many, the idea that protection or immunity can be gained by deliberate exposure to a disease...
3 Controversial Ways to Improve the Economy & Drive Economic Growth
Since the Great Recession between 2007 and 2009, the global economy has struggled to sustain reliable and long-term growth. This is largely due to...
Will the U.S. Adopt the Value-Added Tax (VAT)? Roadblocks, Pros &...
Many Americans do not understand how an American VAT might affect them, or its possible economic consequences on GDP and the national debt. Congress is...
The Failure of America’s Political System – Understanding Hyper-Partisanship
If you are frustrated, disgusted, and fed up with the failure of Congress and the President to address the primary issues facing the country,...
