Founded in 1967 - Incorporated in 1972
In a little over six months, voters in both major American political parties will begin the official process of selecting their respective presidential nominees. Of course, the race for the White House in 2012 unofficially began on 5 November 2008 (the day after Barack Obama won his first term) and really picked up steam after [...]
One of the most overused clichés in the English language is “history repeats itself.” Yet the events of the past several months seem to prove the point. Trouble with pirates in the Mediterranean? Conflict between the west and Islam? The aftereffects of nuclear power in Japan? We’ve seen all of these before. But most recently, [...]
Amid the claims and counterclaims regarding Ronald Reagan’s 1980 electoral victory, one clarifying contradiction emerges. Yes, Reagan exaggerated, alleging a mandate for his Reagan Revolution which never existed. Yet, when Reagan implemented a more muscular, more flamboyantly patriotic, up-with-America, down-with-the-Communists foreign policy, he was doing what the American people hired him to do. Ronald Reagan [...]