[caption id="attachment_3518" align="alignright" width="186" caption="Image courtesy of minifig/Flickr"] [/caption] Yesterday's post about the Tea Party movement somehow denigrated into an argument about immigration. I, of course, chose the polemic side of the argument...
Ever since that fateful night in November 2008, conservatives have come out of the woodwork waving (or wearing) the flag, protesting the Obama administration, and professing their hatred for socialism. But what has gotten these folks so riled up? Obama has promised us...
Nickname: Bay State Date Ratified: February 6, 1788 (6th) Capital: Boston [caption id="attachment_1912" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Massachusetts"] [/caption] Massachusetts was the first state to abolish slavery. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer...
The question was: What is the only state in which prostitution is legal statewide? All of the answers submitted in the comments were correct, however, people that chose to answer for fun on Twitter or Facebook kept saying Nevada. Of course being the obvious choice, that...
[caption id="attachment_1525" align="alignright" width="142" caption="Crude: in theaters September 9, 2009"] [/caption] An inside look at the infamous $27 billion “Amazon Chernobyl” case, Crude is a real-life, high stakes legal drama involving global politics, the environmental...
Everybody knows that on July 20, 1969 the first men set foot on the moon, you know Apollo 11 and all. But since the advent of the Gregorian calendar there have been over 400 July 20th's, so lets see what else has happened, shall we? 1656: Swedish forces under the command...
Since it's April 20th, I thought I would regale you with some interesting facts about marijuana, hemp, and the general cannabis culture in the U.S. [caption id="attachment_1086" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="Courtesy of warrantedarrest on Flickr"] [/caption...
Officially called Washington's Birthday, Presidents' Day is a federal holiday in the U.S. observed in honor of, that's right, George Washington's birthday. First observed in 1880, Washington's Birthday was the first federal holiday to honor an American citizen, and...
Today is the 39th day of the year on the Gregorian calendar. Fellas, you've got 6 days until Valentine's Day. If you haven't already, I suggest you swing by the mall. Let's start the show: 1575 - The oldest university in The Netherlands, Universiteit Leiden, is founded...
