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Should the Electoral College Be Abolished?

Should the Electoral College Be Abolished?

Mike sent me this article today about how the National Popular Vote legislation is working its way through the Iowa Legislature. The National Popular Vote compact has been enacted in Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, and New Jersey (50 electoral votes). Bills to join the...

World War II Photos

As I noted, I was perusing photos at the FDR Presidential Library yesterday and came across a couple of cool World War II photos worth sharing. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier at a North Atalantic port. Spotted on the snow-covered flight deck are Douglas DAUNTLESS dive...

Remembering The Great Depression

A while back I had a chance to sit down and have a chat with my grandmother about her experiences during the Great Depression. The pictures are from the FDR Presidential Library. I didn’t pick the pictures to go with the text. I picked them separately, not...

Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address

Friends and Fellow-Citizens: CALLED upon to undertake the duties of the first executive office of our country, I avail myself of the presence of that portion of my fellow-citizens which is here assembled to express my grateful thanks for the favor with which they have...

John Adam’s Inaugural Address

John Adam’s Inaugural Address WHEN it was first perceived, in early times, that no middle course for America remained between unlimited submission to a foreign legislature and a total independence of its claims, men of reflection were less apprehensive of danger...

George Washington’s First Inaugural Address

On April 6, 1789, a month after they were originally scheduled to, enough members of the First Federal Congress arrived in New York to tally the electoral ballots. George Washington unanimously garnered 69 electoral votes. Upon notification of his victory, Washington...