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In early September 2025, President Donald Trump announced that he would deploy federal troops into several major U.S. cities to quell unrest — even if governors objected. The announcement immediately set off a wave of debate. Critics pointed to the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, a law meant to prevent the use of the Army Read more
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On August 12th, 2025, the White House sent a formal letter to Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III, ordering a comprehensive review of exhibits, educational materials, and even social-media posts at eight museums. The goal, according to the letter, was to ensure all content aligns with the President’s March executive order to present “uplifting” and Read more
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In the United States, political power has always been counted—literally. From the moment the framers dipped their quills into ink and drafted Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, they established a system in which representation would not be apportioned by guesswork or political bargaining alone, but by an “actual enumeration” every ten years. Behind Read more
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Republican majorities in the House and the Senate passed a rescissions bill that would cancel over 9 billion dollars in previously approved federal spending. Included in the cuts was financing that helped the Corporation for Public Broadcasting fund both PBS and NPR. And while this government funding is not the sole source of support for Read more
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As the ice raids and massive deportations continue, labor shortages are inevitable, especially in the agricultural and construction industries. Estimates of the number of ice deportations vary from the official number of over 200,000, to about half that from independent sources. The number of self-deportations varies widely, from an official count of just over 100,000, Read more
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This week, we get into the weeds a little bit and take an in-depth view of the United States Senate: specifically, how the body was originally structured in the Constitution, how the 17th amendment changed the method Senators were selected, and why that change was detrimental to our federal republic. Music courtesy of Nesrality.Nesrality – Read more
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Birthright citizenship—the principle that a person is granted citizenship by virtue of being born within a country’s territory—has a long and complex history in the United States. Its development was shaped by British legal traditions, early American law, racial exclusion, and finally, constitutional reform in the aftermath of the Civil War. Nevertheless, bills have been Read more
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