Document 7: The Articles of Confederation: America’s First Governing Experiment
When the ink dried on the Declaration of Independence in 1776, it was more than just a symbolic break from British rule; it was the dawn of a new, uncertain…
looking for questions to answers that bother me so
When the ink dried on the Declaration of Independence in 1776, it was more than just a symbolic break from British rule; it was the dawn of a new, uncertain…
Document 5 on our path to the Founding of the American Republic was Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense.” But, Document 6 in our list, the Declaration of Independence, was America’s point…
Imagine standing on the edge of the known world, about to step into the unknown. You just crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a tiny ship with your home and civilization…
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.”Psalm 107:1. The tradition of our Thanksgiving meal goes back to 1620 when a group of people whose…
With inflation, more money means less money in your pocket to buy the things you need. With increases in federal borrowing, then the money you have is worth less, and…
Many feel there is nothing they can do about elections. There is — Vote! Many feel there is nothing they can do about big crushing businesses. There is — Don’t…
Poor, Poor Pitiful George – No one wanted to believe he threw a silver dollar across the Potomac, and now no one wants his dollar bill. The news stories and…
Despite its public relations efforts to clean up its image, Facebook still stealthily restricts the spread of any thoughts, opinions, or data that disputes or challenges its progressive agenda. First,…
“What society does to its children, so will its children do to society.” ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero, (106 BC – 43 BC) Cicero wrote this nearly two millennia ago around…
The banner line above my blog says “looking for questions to answers that bother me so.” This is a bit of a switcheroo-play on words from a Jimmy Buffet song…