‘Our country’: The clash in the U.S. between democracy and dictatorship
It was 1776. The U.S. was a baby nation-state. It was very proud of itself for its radical new democracy.
It was 1776. The U.S. was a baby nation-state. It was very proud of itself for its radical new democracy.
We have seen much recently about the Ukraine war anniversary. But March also marks the eighth anniversary of the war on Yemen and the 20th on Iraq. Members of Congress should introduce a Yemen War Powers Resolution before this war enters a ninth year.
The White House has given all federal departments and agencies 30 days to remove the TikTok app from all government-issued devices.
Forty-four percent of American adults grade their knowledge of personal finance with a C or lower and good financial skills are important in a time of high inflation.
Employee Appreciation Day is March 3 and Americans work an average of 1,791 hours per year, much more than in other industrialized countries.
The average American household spends $2,690 on real estate property taxes, and an additional $444 for residents in the 26 states with vehicle property taxes.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, expert on divorce, wrote today on Twitter that “we need a national divorce,” which, don’t get too excited, she’s not saying that she’s leaving Congress and taking the insurrectionist kids.
U.S. presidents’ love affair with baseball dates back to George Washington, who wrote in his journal that during Valley Forge he “sometimes throws and catches a ball for hours with his aide-de-camp.”
The U.S. House voted last week to pass a resolution condemning “socialism,” the latest example of gotcha politics at its worst, and messaging disguised as governance.
The U.S. House condemned socialism last Thursday in a bipartisan majority with a resolution that “denounces socialism in all its forms, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States of America.”
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