Government Spending & Budget As many Federal departments and agencies lurch into an era of running without funds, the leaders of both parties of Congress are spending less and less time searching for a compromise to balance the budget, and more and more time deciding how to use it to their advanta...

As many Federal departments and agencies lurch into an era of running without funds, the leaders of both parties of Congress are spending less and less time searching for a compromise to balance the budget, and more and more time deciding how to use it to their advantage on the campaign trail. Mea...

Government Spending & Budget As many Federal departments and agencies lurch into an era of running without funds, the leaders of both parties of Congress are spending less and less time searching for a compromise to balance the budget, and more and more time deciding how to use ...

As many Federal departments and agencies lurch into an era of running without funds, the leaders of both parties of Congress are spending less and less time searching for a compromise to balance the budget, and more and more time deciding how to use it to their advantage on the campaign trail. Meanw...

The mobilization of America for war was both an arduous and dispute ridden process. With many in the United States still opposed to intervention at the start of the war, financing it and managing it on a material level, as well as gaining public support for an overseas campaign were at the very le...

Biography of Richard Nixon The 37th President of the United States was born on January 9, 1913 in a small farmhouse in Yorba Linda, California and raised in nearby Whittier. He attended Whittier College and Duke University School of Law and then joined a law firm in his hometown. He and Pa...

The "Invisible" Problems of Racism The problem with racism is that many people don't think it is. Many live their lives not even realizing what is happening the world around them. "Racism, here, nah." ...

IntroductionIn December 1982, the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWIRC) concluded that the evacuation and incarceration of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II were the result of "racism, war hysteria, and a failure of the nation's leadership". S...

Government Spending & Budget As many Federal departments and agencies lurch into an era of running without funds, the leaders of both parties of Congress are spending less and less time searching for a compromise to balance the budget, and more and more time deciding how to use it to their adv...

United States involvement in Colombian Politics has always aimed at counter-insurgency, but has been justified to the American people and to the rest of the world as a "war on drugs." Although this moniker is a blatant misrepresentation of U.S. objectives, it has served as an effective ju...

Back in the 1780's, when the constitution was still being written, there were no Democrats or Republicans; the political groups that were most present were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. These two groups eventually formed into the political groups of today, with their ideas changed. Bas...

" The Year of My Birth: 1979" So here I was, arriving into the world, at the end of the 70's, the wildest and craziest decade since the Roaring 20's. Hairstyles, clothing fashions, music and dance, and just about every other aspect of society was experiencing a liberating and expanding consciousne...

The world has known many great leaders, especially in the post-Civil War era. Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Harry Truman all rank with the most prominent leaders of all time. However, in my opinion President Franklin Roosevelt made the most difference out of anybody in this century...

The Post-Election ElectionIn 1990 a new political theory began being argued. It was based upon the idea that elections had become "supplanted by other forms of political conflict between contending interests". The 2000 election was the first true fit to this new theory. The post-election, the 5 we...