It’s a rare occasion when I base the title of one of my weekly offerings on a rap song.  I have long been of the opinion that it’s no coincidence that Rap rhymes with crap.  However, since the nation’s most influential DJ, John Donald Trump, has been known to play rap music,  I made an […]

In 1823, in his annual statement to Congress, President James Monroe announced what became a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy, which became known as the Monroe Doctrine.  The Doctrine served notice that, because the Old World and the New World had different systems, they must remain in their distinct spheres. President Monroe made four basic […]