Richard (Dick) Nixon was in some ways a conservative version of John F. Kennedy, both serving in the navy during World War II and running for president in their forties. Both needed to learn how to...
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The King Philip’s War (1675-78) was fought between various Native American tribes against New England colonists and their Native American allies. You can read about the causes of the war here. A...
The King Philip’s War (1675-78) was fought between various Native American tribes against New England colonists and their Native American allies. It was a product of over fifty years of...
Buck v. Bell (1927) was a Supreme Court opinion that upheld the power of the government to forcibly sterilize people as part of a eugenics movement. Public safety justifies limiting...
Why Did FDR Want More Justices? A Summary of His Court Packing Plan.
Click to Download a Copy of this Article President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was elected to deal with the Great Depression. Much to his frustration, the Supreme Court kept on...
The end of wars often leads to new difficulties when handling the ensuing peace. At times, there is a risk of even more war. As I write this (9/21), this is quite apparent in...