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8 hours ago · James Madison, often referred to as the "Father of the Constitution," was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born on March 16, 1751, in Virginia, Madison played a pivotal role in shaping the country's early political landscape. As a key figure in the drafting of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, his contributions to ...
8 hours ago · Jefferson’s greatest political legacy, I maintain, is his sentiment that republicanism is not viable without cool, reasoned discussion of differences of opinion—an opportunity, as Socrates once stated, of abandoning falsehood and gaining truth—and then conciliation, if differences cannot be overcome. For any thriving polity to advance ...
1 day ago · In the United States, the Electoral College is the group of presidential electors that is formed every four years during the presidential election for the sole purpose of voting for the president and vice president. The process is described in Article II of the U.S. Constitution. [1] The number of electoral votes a state has equals its number ...
8 hours ago · Libertarian Party (United States) The Libertarian Party (LP) is a classical liberal political party in the United States that promotes civil liberties, non-interventionism, laissez-faire capitalism, and limiting the size and scope of government.
8 hours ago · In 2006, Leonard Leo, Vice President of the Federalist Society, hired a fellow by the name of Thomas Hofeller.. This is the guy the would-be masters of the universe looked to, according to Katie Fahey, executive director of The People, “to study and operationalize the weaponization of gerrymandering into a national election strategy,” which resulted in “ REDMAP Strategy 2010,” which ...
1 day ago · The allies were severely criticised for the time it took them to take the installation, whose strength was belittled. But they were essentially a pre-professional army fighting a long way from home against an unaccustomed defence tactic: artillery in prepared, entrenched positions firing a hail of anti-personnel shot.
8 hours ago · Belgium, [ a ] officially the Kingdom of Belgium, [ b ] is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. It covers an area of 30,689 km 2 (11,849 sq mi) [ 4 ] and has a population of more than 11.7 ...
