Policy, History, and Philosophy
On January 10, 1776, Philadelphia printer Robert Bell published an anonymous pamphlet titled Common Sense. It quickly became the most widely read colonial publication in the American colonies. At the time, there was still much debate about whether the American goal in
The Roosevelt Administration created Social Security in response to the Great Depression. In 1935, the poverty rate among the elderly was over 50%. Social Security is now the main source of retirement income for millions of Americans. Many writers credit Social Security
The Battle of Lexington and Concord launched the American Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775. The surrender following the Battle of Yorktown ended the land war in North America exactly 6½ years later, on October 19, 1781.
This weekend, the U. S. Navy celebrates its 249th birthday. We join in celebrating the U. S. Navy’s birthday this weekend.
On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene, a category-4 storm, slammed into the Big Bend area of Florida. Before dissipating on September 29, the storm cut a massive swath of destruction through several states in the southeastern United States. The devastation was perhaps
