Thirteen Days
JFK and Potential Disaster. On October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced an air and naval quarantine of Cuba. This came after the U.S. […]
Foreign and Military Policy
Iran-Contra Scandal
The Iran-Contra Scandal is a study in several areas of USGOPO . . . Checks and balances, governmental transparency, a White House scandal, accountability, etc. […]
National Security Council
The President’s Advisory Panel. The National Security Council is a congressionally-created group to advise the president on national security affairs. The National Security Act of […]
Authorization to Use Force
Waging War Without Declaring War. The Authorization to Use Military Force Act was passed shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The Resolution […]
Pearl Harbor
A Day That lives in Infamy. On this day, Dec. 7th, in 1941, the Imperial Army of Japan attacked the Pearl Harbor U.S. naval base […]