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15 Intriguing Facts About Herbert Hoover

1Feb

By Regina SamuelsNo Comments

History

15 Intriguing Facts About Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover served as the 31st President of the United States, serving between 1929 to 1933. This got me thinking, what are some fascinating facts about Herbert Hoover? Today, Hoover is remembered for being one of the worst presidents in history. His inability to act during the onset of the Great Depression saw thousands of people become homeless. Due to this, when Hoover came up for re-election in 1933, he lost in a landslide to Franklin D. Roosevelt, who is known for being one of the best presidents in history. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. First Orphaned President Herbert Hoover was born on August 10 1874 in Iowa. His father, Jesse was a blacksmith and his mother, Hulda was a homemaker. In 1880, at the age of 34, Herbert's ...

15 Fascinating Facts About Ronald Reagan

18Jan

By Matthew BootenNo Comments

History

15 Fascinating Facts About Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan served as the 40th President of the United States, serving between 1981 to 1989. This got me thinking, what are some fascinating facts about Ronald Reagan? Today, Ronald Reagan is remembered for his socially conservative policies, many of which are still enshrined in law today! On top of this, Reagan gave his name to Reaganomics, perhaps the most famous fiscally conservative policies ever. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. "Dutch"? Practically every president gets a number of nicknames, both from other politicians and from the American public. For Reagan, his most famous nickname was that of "Dutch". Unlike Martin Van Buren's very similar nickname, the nickname was not as a result of Reagan's ancestry. Where Van Buren's was D...

15 Interesting Facts About Martin Van Buren

11Jan

By Catalina CarrionNo Comments

History

15 Interesting Facts About Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren served as the eighth President of the United States, between 1837 and 1841. This got me thinking, what are some interesting facts about Martin Van Buren? By most accounts, Martin Van Buren's presidency was quite uneventful. He only ever served one term, whilst most historians view him as a mediocre president- neither one of the best or the worst. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Presidential Nickname Over the course of his political career, and later, his presidential career, Van Buren received numerous nicknames. The overwhelming majority of these were used during certain points in his political life, and later forgotten. However, there was one that stuck: Old Kinderhook. The nickname originates the village of Kinderho...

15 Incredibly Fun Facts About The Presidency

28Dec

By Simon BlaugNo Comments

Analysis

15 Incredibly Fun Facts About The Presidency

From the best presidents to the worst presidents, there are some truly weird and wonderful facts about the presidency. Since George Washington, each president has left his mark on the office. Many of these marks have left an impact on the presidency that are so big that they can still be seen today. Other marks are just so crazy that you won't believe that they are true! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Presidential Families The concept of a political family is not a new one. As early as the foundation of the union, generations of the same wealthy families have sat in both houses. Since then, there have been even more political families, just think of the Kennedys... However, if you look through the presidents of old, you'll see a few nam...

21Dec

By Regina SamuelsNo Comments

Analysis

15 Fun Facts About The White House!

The White House is one of the most famous residencies in the world, with it being the official residence of the President of the United States. As such, it has a very intriguing history, with there being some amazing facts about the White House! As the official residence of the President, the White House has seen a lot, from war, to revolution, to party splits, to great presidents, to bad presidents. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Ghostly Resident Horror movies teach us that every haunted house is old, really old. And at almost 250 years old, the White House certainly classifies at old. In most of these horror movies, the haunted house also has a ghost. Naturally, with the White House serving as the residence of every president since J...

18Nov

By Matthew BootenNo Comments

Opinion

Has 2019 broken politics?

The main premise of Politic-Ed is to educate the world on the on goings of politics at the moment as well as useful insight and analysis. Over the past few weeks we have gotten several comments from you telling us that politics is broken. Most of these comments say something along the lines of “2019 has broken politics!” Are these people right, or are they just being a little bit hyperbolic? A quick Google search of the phrase “Is politics broken?” Yields quite a few results from quite a few respectable media outlets from across the world. After reading a few, from both the US and UK, you’d get the impression that politics is indeed broken. But this is likely not the case... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Politics is broken! When interv...

Trump and Giuliani- why nothing will happen to them

11Nov

By Matthew Booten1 Comment

Opinion

Trump and Giuliani- why nothing will happen to them

Recent news has showed that Trump and Giuliani have committed yet another alleged crime. This time, it's stated that Giuliani had a Trump associate pressure Ukraine for dirt on Joe Biden for the upcoming 2020 Presidential election. But despite this, even if it is true, it's likely that nothing will happen to Trump or Giuliani. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Why will Trump and Giuliani be safe? We have seen this time and time again, Trump breaks the law, the law does nothing to Trump. Why should this time, when Trump's lawyer, has committed a crime, be punished? Whilst his opponents call for an impeachment, for the four hundredth time in Trump's presidency, Trump jeers them. Trump and Giuliani know that nothing will come from it anywa...

Will Bernie Sanders become President 2020?

21Oct

By Matthew BootenNo Comments

Opinion

Will Bernie Sanders become President 2020?

A while ago, we covered the 2020 presidential election in the US, a comment on that article inspired this one. The comment read, “Bernie Sanders will win 2020, hands down.” This didn’t cause as much controversy as I’d first assumed, but I wanted to address this. Sanders is much like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a populist and a socialist. In fact, they both belong to the same party- the Democratic Socialist Party. It’s likely that 2020 will see Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren or Joe Biden against President Trump. Most people assume that AOC will be Sanders’ running mate. Although, it must be stated that she has denied this as of yet. AOC has also formerly endorsed Sanders in his 2020 race. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But...

14Oct

By Matthew BootenNo Comments

Opinion

Is Trump a good President?

Trump has had his presidency mired by controversy, first with the Muller Investigation, and now the fake video. For reference, the video depicts Donald Trump assault and violently kill media critics. When Trump first took office in January 2017, it was already contentious. Hilary Clinton supporters marched on Washington chanting “Trump [is] not our President.” This signified to the world that Trump truly was in charge of a divided America. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Trump has continued to run his business whilst in office- going against the Constitution. Trump could’ve given his business to a blind trust- many suspected his children would be the blind trust- but instead, he did not. When this was made public, many called for his i...

Greenland- what does Trump want with it?

19Aug

By Matthew BootenNo Comments

History

Greenland- what does Trump want with it?

Trump is extensively talking about Greenland. More importantly, the purchase of the island. The largest in the world. But it's one of the world’s most desolate places. What does Trump see in Greenland? For Trump, Real Estate is his game. Purchasing Greenland is the real estate deal of a lifetime. A deal that would purchase a land mass 25% of the US. Something only paralleled to the purchase of Alaska. In 1867, under President Andrew Jackson. Or the Louisiana purchase in 1803. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Trump's move makes military and strategic sense. It challenges China- Greenland is full of precious metals. China currently dominates the world’s metal supply. Greenland is also strategic militarily. It prevents Russia- and their renewed milit...