There is going to be a great deal of political pressure to change Social Security in the near future. The last time it was altered was 1982.
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The Four Hundred; Caroline Astor and Her New High Society
The Gilded age in New York was a fascinating point in time full of innovation, and the four hundred played a crucial role in this development.
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E Pluribus Unum
E Pluribus Unum was the American Motto chosen by our Founders. These men with the exception of George Washington were classically trained scholars.
A Word From Our Founders
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James Madison
Thomas Jefferson is said to have written the poetry of America’s aspirations, Madison wrote the prose.
A Word From Our Founders
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Thomas Jefferson
The election of 1800 pitted the incumbent John Adams against Thomas Jefferson. The early founders abhorred the idea of political parties…
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A Man Walks Up a Hill with a Dog On a Long Leash.
The media tends to grab on the most obvious economic statistics, they are easier to understand, and constitute a more discernible trend line.
A Word From Our Founders
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton is the only one of the founders who did not survive to an old age. Many lived into their 60s and beyond.
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Vaccines, Red Lights and The Common Good
Due to the recent prevalence of anti-vaccine sentiment the vaccination rate in Florida
has dipped to 90% and an outbreak has occurred.
A Word From Our Founders
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John Jay
John Jay has historically been relegated to the second tier of the Founding Fathers. Yet he was instrumental in getting New York to ratify the Constitution. Had either Virginia or New York failed to ratify the Constitution it is unlikely that the young nation would have survived. He successfully negotiated…
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It’s The Economy Stupid; Or are the Economists Stupid?
They say a broken clock is right twice a day and after a year can boast of a long string of successes. Sooner or later the economic pundits are going to be right.