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The long–extending ‘war on drugs’ began in May 1971 when former US President Richard Nixon actually proclaimed a so-called “war on drugs.” Ever since, the US and the Western Hemisphere have not won such a war, with every proclaimed victory ending up a fiasco. In the 1970s and early ’80s, Mexico and Jamaica pummeled marijuana producers. [...]

The Watergate Scandal, a series of political scandals during Richard Nixon’s presidency, tremendously changed the American psyche – making the average American wary of his government even more, alongside the debacle of the Vietnam War. The Watergate scandal drove deep skepticism in the minds of the American people towards their government, and [...]

Many Americans believed that the US was fighting a war that the Vietnamese people did not want to be fought for them. To say that the US military participation in Vietnam was not popular in the US is an understatement. Many critics felt that what was going on was a civil war between north and south Vietnam, and that the US was poking its nose into [...]

Once again, the American people are living in a time of utter concern for their economy. While the American government speaks in terms of its military victories over agents of terror, the ordinary American taxpayer might not be aware that he or she shall continue to shell out for his or her government’s military spending. Through the decades, however, [...]