Blog Posts – Page 14 – Bethanne Kim

Sticks, Stones, and Renovation

The White House. The Capitol Building. The Supreme Court. The Washington Monument. The Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials. The Smithsonian Castle. Each of these is a powerful symbol of our country, but they are also simply buildings. They are made of sticks and stones and all the regular building materials, nothing more or less, and the […]

Bethanne Kim 11 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured US History and Constitution

The Electoral College

It comes up every four years: we do not directly elect the President of the United States. The winner of the election can be the loser of the popular vote. Both John Quincy Adams and George W. Bush lost the popular vote and still won the election. (Interestingly, they were also the only two Presidents […]

Bethanne Kim 11 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Current Events Featured

Why are we still talking about health insurance?

As a nation, I believe that most if not all of us agree that our health care system in general and our health insurance in particular needs reform. We do not agree on what that should be or how much is needed, but the fact that we agree it is needed is a starting point. […]

Bethanne Kim 11 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured US History and Constitution

Executive Actions

In writing this blog, I focus on facts and historical information. In recent months, I have regularly seen articles about President Obama signing “Executive Orders” on a variety of topics, including immigration and gun control. Upon further investigation, many of these are actually Executive Actions, which are different. It is extremely difficult to find the […]

Bethanne Kim 11 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured General US History and Constitution

Common Sense? Where?

There is a reason for government regulation, at all levels, but I think we can all agree that there are limits to what the government should be regulating. (Do you really want them telling you what to eat and the style, brand, and color of your underwear or when to sleep? If not, then you […]

Bethanne Kim 11 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured US History and Constitution

“News”? What Happened to “Journalism”?

I know that the news media has to at least be reasonably close to breaking even, if not making money, to survive, but they have done it in the past. Why not today? According to dictionary.com, “news” is “a report of recent events; intelligence; information.” “Journalism” is “the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or […]

Bethanne Kim 11 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured US History and Constitution

My (Female) Perspective on The Second Amendment

I’m female and I have young children. Perhaps that skews how I look at the objects governed by the second amendment. Firearms, weapons, guns, whatever it is you choose to call them, size doesn’t matter terribly much to them. The size of the person wielding it doesn’t matter, and neither does the size of the […]

Bethanne Kim 12 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured General

DC could learn A LOT from these teens

When we turn on the news, tv shows, even advertisements, we are bombarded with images of poor sportsmanship in every aspect of life. The worst of it, sadly, is often displayed by our politicians, and the main stream media encourages them. No matter what happens, it is entirely the fault of the other party. I […]

Bethanne Kim 12 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured General

The Capitol Building

When was the last time you visited your state capitol building? You know – the building in the state capital where the State Legislature meets. The Governor’s Mansion is probably nearby. Have you visited that too, if your state allows? If you have kids, have you taken them to visit and to watch our government […]

Bethanne Kim 12 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured US History and Constitution

The Speaker of the House

The highest ranking member of the House of Representatives is the Speaker of the House. The Congress specifies that the House “shall choose their Speaker and other Officers.” It does not specify that they must be a member of the House of Representatives, but every one so far has been. The simple fact is this: […]

Bethanne Kim 12 years agoFebruary 1, 2022