Don’t Be a Partisan Hack
There are a lot of partisan hacks out there. These are people who support everything their party does and oppose everything the other party does – often on the same policies. The founding generation called this “faction” and they warned against it....
War Powers and the Constitution: An Overview
โIn no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department.โ James Madison was far from alone in this view. And to understand it fully, itโs...
Today in History: George Washington Born
Today in history, on Feb. 22, 1732, George Washington, proud Virginian and father of his country, was born. He was an indispensable force in Americaโs struggle against Britain, and his presence was instrumental in both the War of Independence and the constitutional...