Father Coughlin was an interesting character. Initially he was a supporter of New Deal but later opposed it for not being leftist enough. Funnily enough his newspaper was named "Social Justice". He was also a supporter of Lousiana Governor Huey Long, whose Share Our Wealth program called for...
Also keep in mind the US Consulate in Jerusalem directly reports to the State Department and not to the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. So the Consulate is already treated like an Embassy for all purposes and thus we de facto treat Jerusalem like Israeli capital.
I don't really care either way. Jerusalem is the de facto capital of Israel and Trump is only following the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995. Czech Republic also announced today that it is recognizing Jerusalem as the Israeli capital with the other V4 countries(Poland, Slovakia and Hungary) likely...
This is certainly true but Youtube and other social media brings the worst out of everyone. I myself have been guilty of this where I have exaggerated the bad things of Europe and insulted Europe just to get them triggered and see the reactions. You will find that people are much more nicer in...
I think this is just a reflection of us being a world power. The same things they said about America could maybe applied to another country, say Paraguay but no one would care. Why? Because most people have not heard about Paraguay and the country holds no relevance. America has a so much...
I think the travelling outside one is a bit misleading. Its much easier for Europeans than Americans. Someone in Germany could travel a couple of hundred miles and and be in Netherlands, Belgium, France, Poland etc. I could travel for more than 700 miles and still be in my state. Also the...
Its off topic but I think its cases like these that makes the appointment to SCOTUS so politicized even though its supposed to be impartial. Nine people(but in most cases one person as the decisions of the other eight are predictable) have the power to set a precedent for generations. And...