If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that every position in the U.S. government is awarded to…
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First, an apology: Whatever pop culture “Scott” you’re thinking of, this is not about that person. It’s not about any…
“I am vast, I contain multitudes,” goes one oft-quoted line from “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman. In the American…
Military legends come in all shapes and sizes, dating back as long as records exist. A person with a moderate…
Charles Dickens visited the United States in 1842, partly to see the young nation for himself but also to push…
If you’re reading this outside the USA – particularly if you’re in, say, Europe – the idea that there are…
While it’s easy to assume that getting into the White House to cause trouble is nearly impossible, free tours are…
It’s difficult to overstate how often the phrase “land of opportunity” gets bandied about in regards to the USA. It’s…
Benjamin Franklin may be the most famous Founding Father who was never a president. An incomplete list of things named…
Americans of a certain age may remember the Martin Scorcese street-violence film Gangs of New York. Without reviewing the movie (I’m…