Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence, invented bifocals, the lightning rod, the glass harmonica and the Franklin stove, and more than earned his spot as one of the most renowned and revered Pennsylvanians.FranklinÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ wide-ranging interests and thirst for knowledge were the ...
America needs more immigrants, but we seem determined to shoot ourselves in the foot. Before addressing that self-sabotage, permit a small digression.In the 1980s, Venezuela was the wealthiest country in Latin America. Sitting on about 18% of the worldÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ proven oil reserves, Venezuelans ...
To a country that expelled British troops more than two centuries ago and has long touted its democratic values, some of the mourning for Queen Elizabeth II over the last couple weeks or so can seem, perhaps, a little bit overwrought.She was, first of all, almost a century old, and had lived a ...