Government

Ed Rasimus is a retired Air Force jet jock who now teaches history in public schools.

We exercise them without assistance. I will call these our solitary or primary rights.

What triggered the hostilities at this otherwise serene place on the edge of Concord was when the government took arms against its citizens.

The Declaration of Independence was motivated by the long series of grievances the colonists suffered from, at that time, their monarch.

The Declaration of Independence says, “… all men are created equal …”

In a recent conference call for work, an Israeli immigrant to Canada said the United States was a democracy.

Here’s how it’s supposed to work. There are three parts of our government: the legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch.

I am bankrupt. I can never repay the debt.