4+ hour, 54+ min ago   (659+ words) The debate over capitalism vs. socialism often looks like a battle of cartoon caricatures: Monopoly Man versus the Marx Monster. Across the planet there are countless flavors of capitalism and socialism, unique mashups of free markets and government policies. Into…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (285+ words) We’ve played the music, shot the fireworks and recited the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence. But our commemoration of America’s semiquincentennial has only just begun. And, of course, the creation of the United States Constitution in 1787 and its…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (636+ words) Consider this, people. Without our 250-year-long way of life — our system of republican government — our entire nation is homeless. Our system of democracy is our home. It provides not only shelter, food, clothing, work, partners and children, but also happiness,…...