Charleston Deaths Cause National Debate
On Wednesday, June 18, in Charleston, South Carolina, nine African American members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church were shot and killed while attending […]
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Happy Juneteenth
President Abraham Lincoln declared an end to slavery in the United States with the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862. Following the Union army’s success at […]
Water and Blues: Texas Flood
Last summer, the state of Texas was in the middle of a severe drought. Heavy rains and tornadoes over the recent Memorial Day weekend, however, […]
Memorial Day Rememberances
Monuments and memorials tie us to our past and teach us lessons for the future. Official memorials must be pre-approved by an act of Congress. […]
Uniting the Americas in Summit
At the beginning of the year, btw brought you news of President Obama’s announcement of a historic shift in the United States’ relationship with Cuba. Earlier […]
We Will Never Forget: Oklahoma City, 20 Years Later
On April 19, 1995 the Afred E. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was destroyed by a homemade bomb. The bomb was set […]
Caring for Our Veterans
As more and more troops return home from the Middle East, many of them are in need of the services provided by the United States […]
A Plan for Iran’s Nuclear Future
Iran’s nuclear program has been a global concern for decades. The United States as well as the EU-3 (France, Germany, and the United Kingdom) tried […]
UDPATED: Eggs Will Roll: A White House Tradition
Holiday festivities all over the country draw big crowds, but there are few that rival the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of […]
GOP Hopefuls at CPAC
Each year, the American Conservative Union (ACU), a lobbying organization, hosts its Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The three-day event draws around 6,000 attendees, with […]