Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States and the eponym of the Jacksonian Democracy. Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, North Carolina, or Lancaster, South Carolina, as the border between the states had not been resolved at the time of his birth. Jackson was born...
Glenn Beck, American conservative radio and television host, author, entrepreneur, political commentator, and public figure, is an important figure in U.S. politics. Beck has captured wealth and fame, controversy and criticism, ridicule and support. Beck is a stalwart who defends American values...
George Washington, born in Westmoreland County in what is now Virginia on February 22, 1732, was the first President of the United States. Washington is unanimously esteemed as one of the greatest American leaders of all time.
We may be used to a democratic system where political dissent can make a valid contribution to society, but not everyone has been so lucky in their lives. Some of the most famous politicians and thinkers in recent history have been the victim of persecution and imprisonment for their political...
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and present President of the United States. Born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Ann Dunham and Barack Obama, Sr., Obama spent his childhood in Witchita, Kansas. Obama's parents separated when he was a toddler at the age of two, and later divorced....
On Tuesday, conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke at a law school remarking that he had stopped attending the State of the Union event each year because in recent years the event had become too politicized. Justice Thomas, speaking to law students at a law school in Florida,...
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of America. Jefferson was born to an affluent family in 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia and was educated at local schools led by ministers and pastors as a child. At the age of nine,...
Comedian Tracy Morgan Morgan sparked controversy after he likens Sarah Palin to "Great Masturbation Material." Morgan offered the remark regarding the former Alaskan governor during an "Inside The NBA" pregame TNT show airing before a Heat vs. Knicks match. During the show, Charles Barkley...
Former Republican senator Eric Massa is back in the spotlight after reports of "snorkeling" have surfaced the scandalous politican. Seems that former Congressman has been outed by men who served beside him during his Navy career. Men who served in the Navy beside Massa have come forward claiming...
Sofia Wilén is one of the Swedish women who has accused Julian Assange of rape, for which he was arrested. Evidence is mounting that Sofia Wilén and her friend Anna Ardin pre-planned "revenge" on Julian Assange by setting him up for false rape allegations. Interestingly, the mainstream media...
