Tag: States

Back when I would get schlostered in college, I would say I drank because it accommodated “cool experiences.” The boldness and vigor that alcohol infused me with invariably led to a more hardcore engagement with life. Most simply: Wild stuff would happen. I’d be audacious enough...

Each year, the President of the United States delivers a constitutionally required “State of the Union” address to Congress. These days, it’s a staged television event wherein the President lays out their priorities and agenda, announces bold new initiatives, and tries to bolster p...

I. Alcohol & Wine Back when I would get schlostered in college, I would say I drank because it accommodated “cool experiences.” The boldness and vigor that alcohol infused me with invariably led to a more hardcore engagement with life. Most simply: Wild stuff would happen. I&rs...

States of Matter — Solids Properties: Solids have a definite shape and volume. They are rigid and resist deformation. The particles (atoms or molecules) in solids are tightly packed and held together by strong intermolecular forces. These forces restrict the movement of the particles, ...

Recent anti-immigrant proposals in various states across the country directed at non-white migrants reek of the tradition of racism behind arguments for states’ rights. Originally brought to bear prior to, during, and after the Civil War, the argument has shifted from protecting slavery to opp...

Over the weekend, a bipartisan group of senators unveiled a plan for curbing illegal immigration. It was the kind of compromise that Congress used to manufacture back in the old days — before Mitch McConnell got Republicans hooked on “crack.” The crack I refer to is not the pebb...

The Supreme Court seems to want States to experiment and adopt different rules on any number of matters. Maryland and other deep Blue States could experiment by drastically restricting the number of guns owned in the State and carried outside the home. Although we don’t have proof of what effe...

NOTE: If you want to play around with an electoral college map to see what kinds of electoral vote combinations you can make, visit https://www.270towin.com/ to make your own map. Anyone who has watched any coverage of a presidential election has more than likely heard of the concepts o...

The presence of legitimate competition in business is one of the hallmarks of a healthy economy. Competition is needed in sports to make games interesting and keep fans invested. It’s needed in various other businesses so that customers can “vote with their wallet” by going with th...