The War Powers Act (War Powers Resolution of 1973). Intending to limit the President’s authority to wage war and reasserted its authority over foreign wars. It was prompted by news …
Could The United States Go Bankrupt?
People are asking “Could the United States go bankrupt?”
The short answer is: Absolutely. Yes. The United States defaulted on some or all of its debt in 1790, 1833, 1861, …
Article V
Article V of the Constitution says how the Constitution can be amended—that is, how provisions can be added to the text of the Constitution. The Constitution is not easy to …
The One Trillion Dollar Problem
Suppose you had one billion dollars. You could spend $5,000 per day for more than 500 years before you would run out of money.
The cost of paying for America’s …
The Personal Computer
The history of personal computers can be summed up by decade as follows:
1970s: This decade saw the birth of the personal computer. The Altair 8800, released in 1975, is …