Who Makes Currency Paper?The paper used for United States currency printing is produced by Crane and Company, a Massachusetts-based stationer. Crane's has produced security and banknote paper for the United States Bureau of Printing and Engraving since 1879, supplying paper for 38 million...

The war being waged for marijuana's legal acceptance in America has a new battleground these days. Mass media has decidedly been the tool of prohibitionist since the very earliest days of "The War On Drugs". Who can forget Nancy Reagan's unforgettable "Just Say No" camp

A transportation system, which is not only inefficient, but also unreliable and an international terrorist target to boot? Why would any government or civilization accept such a thing? Amtrak is a complete waste of the taxpayers money, but

Things we do to control other species and other humans. Talking about past, present, and future.

Subject concerns the progressive administration of Governor Ellis Arnold of Georgia 1943-47, as a polestar of excellence in state government. Includes his landmark case of Georgia v. The Pennsylvania Railroad and its economic consequences for the southern region.

The paper industry in the US is hurting. Due to supply and demand prices are way up. If you look at the changes, due to the growth in housing and price of wood and increased government regulations with Sarbaines Oxley Act you can see why we need more and more paper.

Not all of the original 13 American colonies enjoyed the same foods. Different regions offered different types of food for the colonists to utilize. The colonies located by bodies of water made use of fish and other water-dwelling animals. The forest provided nearby colonies with wild game like deer

Politics in America stink! Ethics may be gone forever. People don't know where to turn.

Although the Democratic Party in the United States has never officially adopted the donkey as its symbol, political cartoonists have associated Democrats with the donkey since the mid-19th century. Both Democrats and Republicans have used the association between the donkey and Democrats to their pol

It is every citizen's right to support their candidate for public office. It's good to see citizens getting together in the political process rather than sitting behind the scenes in angry protests, riots, or demonstrations. We've obviously seen a lot of that lately in cities around t

Although the UK officially began the switch to metric measurements in 1965, the old imperial units are still around. Drinkers still down “pints” in the pub, and motorists still “inch along” in traffic jams. Maybe it’s because some things just sound better in imperial: &

Net Neutrality: is it a good or a bad thing? First of all, it seems as though there is a lot of confusion on this topic: Net Neutrality. Let me break it down for you in easy terms.

As India reaches maturity in the world's economy, it is experiencing some perhaps inevitable growing pains.

President Obama claims that small businesses and business owners could not have succeeded without the roads, bridges, infrastructure, and government. That's BS in my opinion. I can tell you that "I built my company" no thanks to the government, all they ever did was make my life miser

There are many leaders within the Asian American community in the nation's capital. A list was compiled of some of the influential Asian Americans.

There comes a time, either during work or during your educational career, when you need to conduct research and draw conclusions based on the research you've done and the data you've collected. Whether the project is as simple as determining the best health care plan for your company or as complex a

In December the house passed a bill that Senator Bill Frist endorses. They now want to escalate the status of Illegal Alien to a Felony offense.The bill they have been referring to is HR 4437, otherwise known as The Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005.

The election in country welcomes the hot competition for all political parties. The common citizen's of the country are promised for the basic rights and hopefully they are satisfied with politician promises. The basic slogan of "Roti, Kapra aur Makan" remains the same since 1947 till

"The citizen can bring our political and governmental institutions back to life, make them responsive and accountable, and keep them honest. No one else can." -- John Gardner. There are two main factors in politics: the politicians and the people. To understand what is right and, more impo

This article reviews the myriad of reasons why we are no longer living in a free country. From an oppresive tax burden to a snooping government to the lack of controll we have ceded to the government for our retirement, health care, and other life needs, we no longer control our lives, our fates, ou