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Money and Politics: The cost and business of democracy in the United States. By Dr. Michael Kryzanek

Participating in a democratic society is not supposed to be a matter of dollars and cents, but indeed democracy has become a costly venture. Billions and billions of dollars are spent every election period to pay for the campaigns of those running for office at the local, state and national level. Unfortunately, injecting money into
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By |2024-02-10T16:17:54-05:00February 10th, 2024|Blog|Comments Off on Money and Politics: The cost and business of democracy in the United States. By Dr. Michael Kryzanek

The Ignorant American

This blog title is not designed to capture your attention with negativity or ridicule our level of education as a people, but rather to show how far too many Americans fail to understand or appreciate our current political and economic condition. Recent data from reliable sources point out that large segments of the public either
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By |2024-01-09T15:31:29-05:00January 9th, 2024|Blog|Comments Off on The Ignorant American

The Electoral College

Deciphering the Electoral College, the system that elects the United States president. By Dr. Michael Kryzanek | January 8, 2024 One of the more confusing structures of our constitution is the Electoral College. While most democracies in the world elect their chief executive by a majority of the popular vote, in the United States the
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By |2024-01-09T15:25:57-05:00January 9th, 2024|Blog|Comments Off on The Electoral College

The Power of the President; An overview of the powers and responsibilities of the office of the President.

Most Americans have a general knowledge of the Presidents who have led this country, perhaps not everyone of the 46 Presidents, but the most famous or controversial. Our first President, George Washington, is recognized as the “Father of our Country”; Abraham Lincoln is remembered as the “Great Unifier” during the Civil War; Franklin Roosevelt
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By |2023-09-12T18:34:06-04:00September 12th, 2023|Blog|Comments Off on The Power of the President; An overview of the powers and responsibilities of the office of the President.

The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution

The opening words of our constitution — the Preamble — is really a job description by the American people that lays out the goals and responsibilities of the newly formed government. The Preamble as presented states the following: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish
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By |2023-04-25T08:21:12-04:00April 25th, 2023|Blog|Comments Off on The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution

Massive JFK statue installed in Houston-area community near Bush Airport

A massive bust of John F. Kennedy was installed in the East Aldine community Wednesday. It was created by well-known sculptor David Adickes, who is 95. The statue is a part of a project the community calls "JFK on JFK." You can find it at the intersection of John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Aldine Bender Road,
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By |2023-01-20T09:08:47-05:00January 20th, 2023|Blog|Comments Off on Massive JFK statue installed in Houston-area community near Bush Airport

Will Political Violence be America’s “New Normal”

Congratulations to the Biden Administration, several major social media services, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the Anti-Defamation League and other organizations for joining forces to combat the spread of extremist verbal and political violence in American society. The stakes for our democracy could not be higher, and all of us as citizens will have
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By |2022-09-26T10:33:17-04:00September 26th, 2022|Blog|Comments Off on Will Political Violence be America’s “New Normal”

Queen Elizabeth

Nicole Machiavelli, the Italian political strategist, is perhaps best remembered for his discussion of the most effective way to lead – by fear or by love. Machiavelli chose fear as the best way to lead. Fortunately for Great Britain Queen Elizabeth chose love rather than fear. There are countless pictures and stories of the
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By |2022-09-14T10:51:52-04:00September 14th, 2022|Blog|Comments Off on Queen Elizabeth

Simply Civics

July 4th is one of the most popular holidays for Americans. Coming in the middle of the summer our country celebrates the decision by the founding fathers in 1776 to declare independence from England with picnics, barbecues and fireworks. But July 4th was not always the unanimous date to celebrate independence. John Adams, who would
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By |2022-06-30T09:27:41-04:00June 29th, 2022|Blog, News|Comments Off on Simply Civics

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