I find myself wondering this election how America got here, probably like everyone else. How did we go from the vision of the "City upon the Hill" (Originally proposed by John Winthrop, a Purtian settler, not Ronald Reagan!) to this country where Americans have lost their respect from others and their self-respect. Read More »
George Washington
How did we get here?
By Hobbithead5 - Posted on October 11th, 2008
Tagged: america
• benjamin franklin
• capitalism
• City upon a Hill
• Communism
• Declaration of Independence
• George Washington
• john adams
• john winthrop
• neutrality
• ronald reagan
• russia
• thomas jefferson
• Shared responsibility
• Effective government
• Personal freedom

A Libertarian Perspective
By nepenthes_ak - Posted on April 24th, 2008
Tagged: bush
• Change
• freedom
• George Washington
• Libertarian
• Limited Government
• Middle East
• war
• washington
• weapons of mass destruction
• wmd
• Effective government
Weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation and the reasons why the founding fathers created a weak national government
By Guest - Posted on February 19th, 2008
Tagged: Articles of Confederation
• Bicameral government
• CONGRESS
• Constitution
• executive branch
• George Washington
• John Jay
• taxes
• thomas jefferson
• Unicameral government
• Effective government
After the American Revolution it was up to congress to establish an organized government so that the United States would not fail. In a quick attempt to do this congress approved the first nation contistution- the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation, however, was anything but perfect. Read More »


