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Is the United States a Democracy?
The word "democracy" gets thrown around a lot. Is the United States a democracy? The short answer is "no." Here are the details.
Learn something new every day.
And have fun doing it.
History
Why We Don’t Have 11,141 Representatives in Congress
We should have 11,141 representatives in Congress all fighting for microphone time while investigating each other. Why don't we?
A Brief History of Gunpowder: The Elixir of Life?
This history of gunpowder goes way, way back, to Chinese alchemists trying to invent the elixir of life, or perhaps a way to turn everyday junk into gold.
Constitution Day: How the U.S. Constitution Came to Be
The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 in the Pennsylvania State House, the same place where the Declaration of Independence was inked. It's also where George Washington received his commission as Commander of the Continental Army.
A Constitutional Do-Over: To Beer or Not to Beer
Is it constitutional to do a constitutional do-over? The 18th and 21st Amendments, virtue signaling teetotaling, then not so much, seem to imply it's OK.
Bud Light for Breakfast? A Brief History of Beer
Whatever your thoughts on Anheuser Busch’s marketing strategies, one thing is clear. Screwing up at the art of selling beer is an accomplishment of biblical proportions because people have been drinking beer since the beginning of time. I remain convinced brewing happy hops is the world’s third-oldest profession, right after that first one and personal injury law.
Roger, Roger… (.-. — –. . .-. .-. — –. . .-.)
Ever wondered why people on radios say the word "Roger" when acknowledging a communication?
When the Boys Took George Washington Out to Party
When the debate was done and the Constitution was being drafted, the fellas took George Washington out to party. They ran up one heck of a bar tab. Here it is.
The Great $5 Bill of Rights Robbery
There were fourteen original copies of the Bill of Rights, one for the federal government and one for each of the 13 original colonies. Only eight states still have their copies: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. One of those only recently reclaimed theirs.
The Second Continental Congress: You Know Things Are Bad When…
You know things are really bad when people thing that forming another Congress will make them better.
The Greatest Constitutional Amendment Ever?
In 1922, Wisconsin representative Victor Berger proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the United States Senate. You can sense his frustration level from the preamble to his proposed amendment.
