Wednesday, May 8

Author: Leonard Burgess

As a child, Leonard Burgess was fascinated by politics. At 13 years old, he wrote his first politics article, years later, he is still following his passion.
15 Interesting Facts About Margaret Thatcher Everyone Should Know!
5Apr By Leonard BurgessNo Comments
History

15 Interesting Facts About Margaret Thatcher Everyone Should Know!

Margaret Thatcher served as the first female Prime Minister of the UK from 1979 until 1990. This got me thinking, what are some interesting facts about Margaret Thatcher that we should all know! During her premiership, Thatcher's unique blend of one nation conservatism, often known as Thatcherism, has led to her being one of the most admired prime ministers in history (often just behind Winston Churchill) as well as one of the most divisive... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Her Father Was an Alderman The woman that would grow up to become Margaret Thatcher was born Margaret Roberts, above her father's grocery store in Grantham in 1925. For most of his life, Margaret's father, Alfred, was the local greengrocer. However, shortly after M...
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15 Fascinating Facts About Lyndon B. Johnson
15Feb By Leonard BurgessNo Comments
History

15 Fascinating Facts About Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson, otherwise known as LBJ, served as the President of the United States from 1963 until 1969. This got me thinking, what are some fascinating facts about Lyndon B. Johnson? Historians remember LBJ as one of the best presidents of the last 100 years. LBJ reformed a number of different areas of society, including education, civil rights as well as progressing the now-much-hated Vietnam War. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. He Was Born Into a Political Family Growing up, Johnson's father decided that he didn't want to be "Just a farmer". Eventually, this led to him going to school, where he would become a keen orator, which would lead him to enter politics. For nine non-consecutive years, Johnson's father would serve in the T...
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15 Totally Crazy Facts about Number 10 Downing Street!
25Jan By Leonard BurgessNo Comments
Analysis

15 Totally Crazy Facts about Number 10 Downing Street!

10 Downing Street, colloquially known as Number 10, is famous for being the official office and residence of the British Prime Minister. As a building that's almost 300 years old, there's a lot of history inside its walls. For almost 300 years, most British Prime Ministers have called 10 Downing Street "home" with some of the most important decisions this country has ever made, being made there! This got me thinking, what are some of the facts about Number 10 Downing Street we should all know? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. It's Not (Really) Black When you look at a picture of 10 Downing Street, the black bricks tend to stand out. Even when you look at old, black and white pictures of the iconic building, the bricks were still black. ...
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What is Liberal Conservatism? Is it Liberal or Conservative?
4Jan By Leonard BurgessNo Comments
Explainer

What is Liberal Conservatism? Is it Liberal or Conservative?

Liberal conservatism is that political ideology that often gets forgotten. To many conservatives, they're too liberal, whilst to many liberals, they're far too conservative. As such, these people often influence the outcome of elections. Despite this fact, the two main candidates- the one from the liberal party and the one from the conservative party, often forget to campaign for their votes. If anything, it's more an accident than deliberate! So, who exactly are liberal conservatives and what exactly do they believe? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What is Liberal Conservatism? Liberal conservatism is a rather liberal type of conservatism, or a rather conservative type of liberalism. It was initially developed in Europe during the Enligh...
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What is Anti-Socialism? A History of The Criticism of Socialism
14Dec By Leonard BurgessNo Comments
Explainer

What is Anti-Socialism? A History of The Criticism of Socialism

If you've ever studied 20th century history, you'll probably be familiar with anti-socialism. Over the course of the century, even when almost everything else changed, the vast majority of people still hated socialists. In recent weeks, we have covered the concepts of both anti-capitalism and anti-communism. The latter of which, shares a large portion of their history and criticisms, especially in the West. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What is Anti-Socialism? Over the course of the past 150 years, anti-socialism has morphed beyond anything we could've ever imagined. On the most basic level, anti-socialism is any form of opposition to socialism and socialist ideals. Most commonly, this is associated with the right of the political spectru...
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15 Poorest Presidents in History!
16Nov By Leonard BurgessNo Comments
Analysis

15 Poorest Presidents in History!

It's often said that politics won't make you rich. Fortunately, a few presidents have been able make a decent living from their political careers. Many more have failed to do this, so who were the poorest presidents? There are two main ways that we could measure this: before their presidency and after their presidency. For the purposes of this article, we will look at both, but it will be primarily after their presidency. All of these president's net worths are accounted in modern dollars (all adjusted for inflation). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Millard Fillmore Today, Millard Fillmore is remembered for being among the worst presidents in history, having succeeded the similarly inept Zachary Taylor, after he died in 1850. He is als...
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15 Most Liberal States in The United States!
7Sep By Leonard BurgessNo Comments
Analysis

15 Most Liberal States in The United States!

When you look at some states, they are incredibly conservative, when you look at others, they are incredibly liberal. So which are the most liberal states? The US is often cited as one of the most liberal countries on Earth, or, as one of the most conservative countries. Thanks to how the United States is made up, some states are incredibly liberal, where others are not. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. New York New York is known as the "Empire State" due to this, it has become a favorite tourist city, in both the summer and the winter. This has, in turn, helped to make it one of the most liberal states in the US. Thanks to its tourism industry, and infrarstructure left by the British, some of the largest companies in the world, including ...
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15 Most Conservative Countries in the World!
20Jul By Leonard Burgess2 Comments
Analysis

15 Most Conservative Countries in the World!

When discussing different countries, it's hard not to talk about their politics- are they conservative or are they liberal? This got me thinking, which are the most conservative countries? In no particular order, here are the most conservative countries in the world! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Israel Many of the most conservative countries in this article are either staunchly Christian or staunchly Muslim. Israel is neither, but has a close bond with both, even if that bond hasn't always been positive. Similarly to most Christian and Muslim nations, Israelis are very devout. Devout Jews. This piety has allowed any Israelis to accept change, but not forget the past, proving to be the best of conservatism. Israel has suffered unde...
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15 Worst US Presidents in History!
13Jul By Leonard BurgessNo Comments
Opinion

15 Worst US Presidents in History!

During any presidents' tenure, at least one pundit will claim that they are among the worst US presidents in history. However, which are truly the worst of all 46 presidents to date? Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has been called one of the worst US presidents as well as a fairly good president. We have deliberately left out the previous president and the sitting president (Obama and Trump) to avoid the issue being too political. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Rutherford B. Hayes Following Ulysses S. Grant's departure from the White House, Rutherford B. Hayes was elected as the next President. Hayes served in that role between 1877 and 1881. As with Grant, and several presidents before him, Hayes' presidency saw the reconstructi...
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15 Best US Presidents in History!
29Jun By Leonard BurgessNo Comments
Opinion

15 Best US Presidents in History!

Since George Washington became the first president in 1789, there have been good and bad presidents. But which have been the best US presidents in the past 250 years? I have deliberately omitted presidents from the last 20 years, as things naturally get too political (I've omitted, Biden, Trump, Obama and Bush jr). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush was the first neoconservative president. He was the president between 1989 and 1993, and the father of future president George W. Bush (who is considered to be one of the worst US presidents, unlike his father). What made Bush a particularly good president wasn't necessarily what he did, but more like what he didn't do. Serving immediately after Reagan, a pres...
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