History

So Mitt has chosen to play his cards very close to the vest. Secrecy is one watchword. Another is that he does not admit error. And the third is that he will reconstruct any value, any position, if it gets him closer to his goal.

236 years ago today, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress...after defeating an amendment to name the new country, "Cool Dude Nation".

The Dickensian disdain for the poor resonates with some people today.

Hello, planeteers! Although I haven't posted here in a while due to an overflow of work, I've been lurking from time to time and...

  America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no...

Robert Gates has served 9 different Presidents over the last 45 years.  Join us as we look back on that service and look forward...

The Italian word for "secret" is segreto. Remember that. About 38 years ago, when Watergate was making a splash across the news media, one Bob Woodward...

Here in Ireland there will be a Presidential election on the 27 October.

لا إله إلا الله ، وأن محمدا رسول الله.( There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.) ~Sunni Shahada    The Arab...

    For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the...