Maybe the Time Has Come for a Woman to Sit in the White House

There has never been a woman President of the USA. Maybe that time has come. Could Hillary Clinton become that person? Support for her seems to be growing on a daily basis. Why not a woman in the White House?

A Look Back At History

Haiti, the world's first Black Republic, the second in the Americas, has been referred to many names such as...

Fidel Castro - To Live and Let Die

Article offers a brief overview on history of assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. Offered details of certain attempts and people involved. Analysis of failures and CIA involvements in these cases as well.

Why Do Men Love to Debate?

So often we see men at the forefront of human endeavors involving debate, but why? Why do men love to debate? Is it a throw back from days gone by in human evolution, which provides this intense innate need for physical acts of challenge and yet still to this day it is seen in sporting competition, business, war and politics?

Iraq, Iran and the President's Troop Surge

President Bush's strategy of surging troops to Iraq is likely meant to put Iran on notice that the United States is not as politically weak as Tehran may think.

From The League Of Nations History

There were a number of reasons that made the United States refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and to join the League of Nations.

Bipartisanism and Silos of Authority

The new balance of power in Washington, DC, has sent pundits scrambling to predict how the Republican Party and the Democratic Party will interact. Conservative pundits tout theories that the Democrats will be forced to the political center, if not slightly to the political right by a conservative President Bush. Simultaneously, liberal pundits are celebrating the projected migration of a hawkish Executive Branch from the radical right to the conservative left. All this while our elected officials go to great pains to promise they will work in the 'spirit of bipartisanism' and that there will not be 'gridlock' in Washington, DC.

America's Longest and Deadliest Conflict: The War on Drugs and Communities of Color

Due in part to draconian policies like the Rockefeller Drug Laws, the U.S. now holds the unenviable position of incarcerating more people than any other nation on the planet. Indeed, we have just 5% of the world’s population but 25% of the world’s prison population. Half a million of the 2.2 million people sitting in a prison cell right now are in for low-level, nonviolent drug offenses.

Wilson and Bush Foreign Policy - A Comparative view

Woodrow Wilson and George W. Bush as two American presidents in twenty and twenty first century have some similarities in terms of foreign policy. To see these similarities, we should first look at their ideas toward other nations to know how they think about them and upon which have made their foreign policy.

I Hate Iraq War; What if Russia Invaded the US, What Then?

There sure is a lot of negative things that are said about the United States involvement in Iraq, unfortunately the rhetoric piques during the election season and most of the negative press comes from our own team. That is to say the Democrats. Oh and of course Syria, Iran and Al Qaeda?

How Right Was Saddam Hussein's Execution?

Views on Saddam Hussein's execution.

Charitable Giving In America: Is Advocacy Of Government Programs A True Form Of Charity?

Hasn't conventional wisdom always held that liberals are champions of the poor and conservatives are generally indifferent to the poor? Haven't we learned anything from role models such as Barbra Streisand and Al Gore? Learn the truth about those often referred to as religious fanatics.

National Identification Cards-What's the Purpose?

Small and large countries are weighing the pros and cons of national identification cards. Immigration, border control and economic reasons are just some of the items being debated. It is fairly simple to understand the perceived need to clearly identify an individual’s nationality for reasons such as employment and citizenship benefits.

Putting Troops on the Border

A look at securing the borders by placing troops on it. The political ramifications of such an act are also discussed.

Reflections of the Criminal Mind

The notions of law, crime and criminal behavior are flipped on their head. The truth is actually an astounding view of life and the way things actually are. It might not be so much as the world is the reflection of the criminal mind as it is that the criminal mind is a reflection of the world.