11/22/2019: Fractured Into Factions? What The Founders Feared About Impeachment - Why Do We Love Some Animals But Eat Others?

Today's Article: Fractured Into Factions? What The Founders Feared About Impeachment

From: NPR

Readability Score: 12.4

What would the Founders say about impeachment in 2019? Is the country to partisan for good and proper use of government?

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Today's Alternate Article: Why Do We Love Some Animals But Eat Others?

Readability Score: 9.5

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3/28/2019: Colorado Joins Compact to Give Its Electoral Votes to the Popular Winner - Space is Very Big. Some of its New Explorers Will Be Tiny

Today's Article: Colorado Joins Compact to Give Its Electoral Votes to the Popular Winner
From: US News and World Report
Readability Score: 13.5

There has been an ongoing debate about the wisdom of the Founders' Electoral College system. Several states have agreed to award their electoral votes to the national winner of the popular vote. Good or bad idea? Check it out!

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Today's Alternate Article: Space is Very Big. Some of its New Explorers Will Be Tiny
Readability Score: 10.2

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New Release....America & Mr. Smith

How did a Scotsman who never set foot in America influence its founders?

Adam Smith, a Scotsman and the father of modern economics, had many thoughts about how to create a free and prosperous society. His ideas influenced Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Visit the Library of Congress to learn more in our new educational video, America & Mr. Smith.

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