Religion, the Monroe Doctrine, and Other thoughts

On how to address religious issues, I should mention that social ettiquette dictates religion should not be a topic of conversation, mostly due to the fact that it can bring discord in a social setting. I believe that outside religious setting, it always brings some...

Note on Americo Vespucio

Even though he was born in Florence, Italy, in the middle of the 15th century, Vespucio spent most of his life living under the Spanish Crown. As a cartographer, he began his travels with the early Spanish explorers, and in 1499 found what is know called Venezuela,...

I am so sick of this bull****

Short of nuclear physics (or most types of physics), I tend to understand different subjects fairly well; unless I have never heard of something that would help me understand, and then some research is required. However, there is one thing I simply don’t...

On Being an “American”

This is meant to explain my positon on the term “American.” Naturalized citizens and natural born citizens of the United States are often referred to as Americans. However, the inhabitants of both North and South America are legitimately American. As a...