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In light of President Obama's recent address to Congress regarding the $750 billion plus economic stimulus package, I thought it might b...

If you are like me, you probably feel like every single election both the Democrats and the Republicans act as though the literal fate of th...

In one of his recent posts, conservative blogger Andrew Sullivan points out an interesting quote from Adam Smith -- the so-called "fat...

It's at Least a Possibility...Thanks to Our Founders As the election approaches its final climax we are beginning to see the polls tight...

In light of some of the recent discussions on religion that this blog has witnessed, I thought you might all engage in a good debate over th...

The most important member of George Washington’s cabinet was arguably Alexander Hamilton. As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton faced the ...

The 2008 presidential race is going more than full speed ahead for Barack Obama. Recent polls are showing him ahead of his Democratic rival,...

"Super Tuesday" is upon us! Today literally millions of Americans will go to the polls to cast their ballots for their Democratic...

Biographer Walter Isaacson, author of the highly acclaimed book Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, was recently interviewed by NBC's ...

In a recent Republican debate, Senator John McCain was asked if he agreed with a recent poll which stated that 55% of Americans believe the ...

A couple of days ago, renowned historian Joseph Ellis wrote a piece in the Los Angeles Times that seeks to defend Democratic presidential ca...

Ok, so I realize that I am guilty of posting the most non-scholarly postings of them all. I guess that I am the black sheep of the blog for...

Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution states that the President of the United States is required to... "...from time to time give t...

Hello everyone! Sorry for being absent so long. Christmas break and moving to a new apartment have kept me very busy. As I was watching the ...

Last October, during a Republican Presidential debate, candidate Mike Huckabee made the following comment, which has caused quite a stir on ...

On this day, 217 years ago, the Bill of Rights became law. This was the culmination of literally decades of struggle dating back all the wa...

I realize that this posting may seem like it doesn't belong on a blog of the American Revolution but hear me out. The Market Revolution...

In recent years, Joseph Ellis has become one of the foremost historians of the American Revolution. His books have been nominated for an ar...

Sorry for not writing in a while...I've been sick. It's good to be back. As we all know, December 7 is a day that will forver live ...

Remembering the American Revolution is often done from the perspective of valiant patriots on the battlefield, exerting themselves for the ...