The Daily Mail newspaper recently did a survey in which they asked college students from 37 countries around the world to list historical figures in two categories: heroes and villains. Their responses were then ranked...
This topic was originally covered by a former Liberal America writer. It's been completely rewritten as fresh content, with better sources, for easier reading. Enjoy! Just a quick list, but a good reminder, especially important at...
The National Park systems are changing their rules on naming. The park system was founded over a century ago, and they have fought against corporate sponsorship for years. Parks have relied on philanthropy for much of...
We have been creating political protest songs for centuries. Here are some of the best songs in protest songs in history: 1. Radiohead - 'Idioteque' https://youtu.be/E7hvGPLexL0 Radiohead released this politically charged song in the year 2000. Their frontman, Thom...
On April 8, 1968, just four days after Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed, thousands of people marched through Memphis, Tennessee. That week, Detroit Representative John Conyers proposed legislation that would make January...
It looks like ‘space race II’ has some real competition now. For the first time ever, a private company has been granted permission by the United States government to land on the moon. Until now,...
U.S. History
There are some things in this world that you can rely upon. A steady stream of well-wishers on your birthday. An eruption of zits on the eve of a first date. An argument with your spouse...
Amid all the discouraging legislation under consideration in both Congress and the White House, there’s at least one bill that deserves bipartisan support. H.R. 870, introduced Feb. 3 in the House, proposes that NASA build a...
In tapes recorded by the former First Lady Jackie Kennedy just months after the death of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, she revealed her suspicions that President Lyndon B. Johnson was behind the assassination. Recordings...
Earlier this week, Donald Trump made a ridiculous statement about how President Andrew Jackson was angry he couldn't mediate the an end to the Civil War, even though Jackson died 16 freaking years before the...
We recently celebrated International Women's Day (on the day of the year that only had 23 hours?I might add...). In the discussion of women in history, much was said about achievements often unsung in science,...
separation of church and state founding fathers
Is the United States a Christian nation? Doesn't our money say "one nation under God" on it? The answer is complicated, but the short answer is that the United States was not founded on the...
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The GOP 2016 platform says that they would like to pass a Constitutional amendment making abortion illegal again. Donald Trump's running mate, Mike Pence, has vowed to make abortion illegal if Trump gets elected. The...
College kids have always wanted to have sex. By the late 60s, they had a lot more questions about sex. They wanted to know about contraception, abortion, etc. In 1968, a group of students in Montreal,...
During a meeting with the New York Times on Tuesday, Donald Trump declared that the normal conflict of interest laws which apply to all American citizens don't apply to him because he's the president. Specifically,...
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Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history with 25 medals (and counting), is one of the greatest swimmers of all time. He is beloved by millions of Americans who hold their collective breath every...
Most people know that the Christian deity Jesus was said to have been crucified by the Romans in 33 A.D. As the story goes, on Passover weekend, he visited Jerusalem and was taken by the...
Even though we've known for quite some time now that Donald Trump is a complete idiot who doesn't have a clue on any variety of topics, the alleged president outdid himself in an interview with...
groundhog day
The tiny weather forecaster Punxsutawney Phil from Philadelphia has predicted an early spring. If the groundhog doesn't see his shadow, that means it is an early spring. If he does see his shadow, then it will...
On Monday, April 25, the Georgia State Capitol will be closed  for the Confederate Memorial Day holiday, but you won't see it on the official state calendar. Last summer, when some southern states did some soul...