Another much needed, incredible book by Dr. Miguel A. Faria—Contrasting Ideals and Ends in the American and French Revolutions (December 2024)—has been published. I not only enjoy reading Dr. Faria’s books for pleasure, but I always learn a great deal.[1-6] His latest book is no exception. I have always told people that to understand our […]
Article V of the U.S. Constitution outlines the two methods by which the U.S. Constitution may be amended. Article V reads: The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call
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The American Founding Fathers established a Constitutional Republic with a federal system of government—that is, a national government vis-à-vis state governments. This federal system incorporated a series of checks and balances with separation of powers and both direct and indirect legislative representation. Within the conceptual framework, an Electoral College was created, which has served the
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On September 18, 1787, the last day of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after the Founding Fathers concluded the drafting of the U.S. Constitution at Independence Hall, Mrs. Elizabeth Willing Powel asked Dr. Benjamin Franklin a pertinent question: “Well doctor,” she began, “what have we got—a republic or a monarchy?” Franklin answered, “A republic,
Operation SOLO was a sensitive operation against the Communist Party of the USA (CPUSA) that rapidly evolved into a deep penetration of the leadership of the Soviet Union conceived by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and carried out by three patriotic and determined Americans: Morris Childs, his wife Eva, and his brother Jack. In
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Published at the end of 2024 by Cambridge Scholars Publishing in Great Britain, this book contrasts two revolutions. They each took place at about the same time in history, i.e., the American Revolution started in 1765 while the French Revolution began in 1789. However, the differences in rationale and causes of the two rebellions could
