Large portions of the population began to hold President Hoover personally responsible for the depression. It was partially his own fault, since he ignored recommendations to support more vigorous relief programs. While Europe was getting rid of their gold standard, the United States was still ...

Two weeks have passed since the coalition granted sovereignty to Iraq. Paul Bremer, America’s ex-proconsul in Iraq, left without plans to return because of the immense number of threats he received while in office. Now, Iyad Allawi is in charge as both Prime Minister and as president. Allawi will ...

Theodore Roosevelt is considered our first Progressive President. What Roosevelt was trying to do when he attempted to break up monopolies, was to show the public and the business world that the government was in charge. Roosevelt used the power of the office. In the Coal Strike of 1902, he thre...