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Today in history, on March 30, 1822, the territory of Florida was officially established by Congress. The region was extracted through a diplomatic arrangement with Spain wherein the United States purchased Spanish Florida for $5 million. The episode that led to the...
Here is the first question you should ask about any proposal made by any person in the federal government. Is this authorized by the constitution? Not “Do I like this policy?” Not “Do I like the guy proposing the policy?” And not even “Is this policy a win for...
On July 21, 1821, John Quincy Adams, who would go on to become the sixth president of the United States, warned that if America were ever to abandon its founding principle of non-interventionism in foreign affairs, she might well become the “dictatress of the...