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Garret Hobart: From Influential New Jersey Businessman to Vice President

25Apr

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History

Garret Hobart: From Influential New Jersey Businessman to Vice President

Perhaps the most influential vice president in history behind Teddy Roosevelt and Martin van Buren, Garret Hobart was not your typical vice president. A lawyer and businessman by trade, Hobart maintained a strong relationship with the businesses he owned during his time in office, allowing William McKinley, the man he served as VP under, to always have a positive relationship with America's burgeoning industries. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Early Life Legal Career A Start in Politics Failed Presidential Campaign Vice President Illness & Death Legacy

How The Udall Family Became The Strangest Political Family Ever

21Mar

By Leonard BurgessNo Comments

History

How The Udall Family Became The Strangest Political Family Ever

Rooted in the American West and members of the LDS church, the Udall family have become one of the strangest political families due to their political intermarrying and bipartisan nature. Indeed, whilst the family has historically been associated with the Democrats, some cousins are Republicans, as their ancestors married into strong Republican political families and took their political stances. Even today, members of the family find themselves on opposite sides of the Senate and other legislative bodies. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Foundation Second Generation Third Generation Fourth Generation Non-Udall In-Laws Future

How to Start Your Own Country in 7 Easy Steps!

14Mar

By Matthew BootenNo Comments

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How to Start Your Own Country in 7 Easy Steps!

Like many kids, an early childhood fantasy of mine was ruling my own country. Bootenlandia I called it. Though this sadly never came to fruition, I've always wondered exactly how you could start your own country. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. Acquire Some Land Though it may sound rudimentary, the first step to starting your own country would be to find some land. Save for a few unrecognized micronations, every country on earth has land it can call theirs (even if it occasionally disputed). In fact, the 1933 Convention on Rights and Duties of States, which in effect spells out the requirements to be classed as a "country" states that a country must have a defined territory as one of its main requirements. Sadly, declaring your mom's ba...

7Mar

By Leonard BurgessNo Comments

Explainer

What Would Space Politics Look Like?

With all the recent talk of a private space race and potential human colonization of the moon and planets like Mars, it got me thinking: what would space politics actually look like? How would astronauts, and later colonists, vote? What type of government would they form? Who would lead them? And most importantly, how would they interact with life here on Earth politically speaking? Although this is likely to be decades away from reality, these are the questions that need to be asked and answered before the first wave of colonists set off their new celestial home... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Direct Democracy Whether you love him or hate him, Elon Musk is undoubtedly leading the charge in the private space race. Through his company, Spa...

7Feb

By Regina SamuelsNo Comments

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How to Become an MP in 6 Easy Steps!

Being an MP, or Member of Parliament, is no easy job. You have to attend and participate in debates and serve your constituents and party well. So this begs the question, how do you become an MP? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 6. Have an Interest in Politics 5. Get Some Life Experience 4. Join a Party 3. Build Your Profile 2. Win Your Party's Nomination 1. Get Elected! Do you want to become an MP? Tell me in the comments!

31Jan

By Leonard BurgessNo Comments

Explainer

How to Become Prime Minister in 6 Steps

As with becoming the head of state for any nation, being Prime Minister is no easy job. But weirdly, there's not much in the way of rules about how to become Prime Minister. So let's look at the most conventional way... Whilst this may be the most conventional way - and the one followed by almost all Prime Ministers for the last century - you could also become Prime Minister by being in the House of Lords (rather than the Commons), being elected your party's leader and winning a General Election. Sadly, this way (the way most Prime Ministers were elected historically) is becoming rarer and rarer. The last to follow this path was Sir Alec Douglas-Home, who served as Prime Minister between October 19 1963 and October 16 1964 (364 days)! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogl...

15 Most Liberal Cities in The United States

24Jan

By Leonard BurgessNo Comments

Analysis

15 Most Liberal Cities in The United States

Due to a variety of factors, cities as a whole tend to be more liberal than conservative politically. And whilst each city has its own pockets of conservatives, some cities are more liberal on average than others. So, what are the most liberal cities in the US? To make this list as fair as possible (and because "liberal" can mean a number of different things) we are basing our criteria on a mixture of past voting records, the views of the politicians representing the cities in national politics and the city's reputation... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Las Vegas 14. Pittsburgh 13. Albuquerque 12. Boston 11. New York City 10. Tampa 9. Denver 8. Chicago 7. Seattle 6. Detroit 5. San Francisco 4. Philadelphia 3...

How do Dictators Stay in Power For so Long?

13Dec

By Leonard BurgessNo Comments

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How do Dictators Stay in Power For so Long?

Outside of fringe extremist political groups, most people tend to agree that living in a dictatorship and dictators as a whole are not great. Indeed, many brutally oppress, murder and rob the people they claim to serve. Yet a quick look at the dictators of the world and of history, many reign for several decades, often up until their deaths. Very few are deposed. So if they are such brutal and such horrendous human beings, how do they manage to stay in power for so long? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); International Support Interestingly, of the 190 or so countries in the world (estimates vary depending on what you're classing as a "country"), 52 of them are considered dictatorships, most of which are in Africa, Asia and South America. But ...

Let’s Face it – Star Wars is All About Politics…

6Dec

By Matthew BootenNo Comments

Analysis

Let’s Face it – Star Wars is All About Politics…

Ostensibly about two orders of mystical lightsaber-wielding monks and the triumph of good over evil, the Star Wars franchise is actually more of a political thriller, a cautionary tale of how a democracy can slowly be corrupted and turned into a dictatorship. If you take the entire franchise as a whole, you can see that a failure from the mistakes of the past almost inevitably leads to those same mistakes being repeated once again, often to devastating effect. After all, the entire saga takes places within a lifetime - 66 years to be exact... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Prequels Whilst there are dozens of comics, novels and other media that chronologically predate the Prequel trilogy (though comparatively little since Disney's acquisi...

How to Found a Political Family That Will Stand The Test of Time!

15Nov

By Leonard BurgessNo Comments

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How to Found a Political Family That Will Stand The Test of Time!

Hundreds of years ago, royal families reigned supreme. Today, in an era where is much more open, politics is still dynastic, today being controlled by so-called political families. So how can you start your own political family. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Make Some Money Though there is an old adage that goes something like: "There's no money in politics," the reality could not be further from the truth. Running a campaign, no matter for which party, is incredibly expensive! Pick a Party Hold Political Office Yourself Network Have Children Help Them Get Elected Raise Your Name Recognition Help Your Grandchildren How will you found your political family? Tell me in the comments!