Lincoln
The Penny Gets a Makeover
In this week’s show, Kurt says that we can find the Lincoln Memorial on the back of any old penny. Well, that old penny is getting a new backside. Last week, the United States Mint released a new one-cent coin, in honor of the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth. While it still features his head on […]
Congress, The President and War: A History
The War Powers Clause, Article One, Section Eight of the Constitution, grants Congress the power to declare war: “The Congress shall have power to…declare war; To raise and support armies…To provide and maintain a navy; To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; To provide for calling forth the […]
Snowden’s disclosure prompts global debate over privacy versus national security
The debate over government surveillance versus individual privacy isn’t confined to the United States. The revelations from Edward Snowden’s National Security Agency leak have prompted investigations and allegations the world over.
Nightlife returns to Ciudad Juarez as drug violence is more contained
In Juarez, Mexico, the once-bustling nightlife had been dead for years as violence erupted in the city. But, in recent months, as police have setup checkpoints and drug violence has stabilized and perhaps even subsided, the nightlife is returning.
