October 29, 2018

Is Democracy Doomed?

More than 242 years after the United States was founded, only 37 percent of Americans are satisfied with the current state of the country, according to a recent Gallup poll. Of the 61 percent that are unsatisfied, many believe the social, economic, a...

October 16, 2018

A Tragic Tale: Instant Gratification and the Great Recession

As the popular saying goes, "hindsight is 20/20."  Hence, ten years after the 2008 financial crisis, it's time to look back and reconsider the story you've been told of the "Great Recession." According to lege...

October 5, 2018

The President's Cabinet: Then and Now

Two-hundred twenty-nine years ago, on September 26, 1789, President George Washington appointed the final two members to his team of executive department advisers, known collectively as the Cabinet. It's worth explaining why the council is ref...