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Apple v. Pepper (2019)

Can Apple take a cut of every App Store sale…

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Why Do Four States Call Themselves Commonwealths?

Are there really 50 states? Absolutely. But four of them…

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What is a U.S. Territory?

You can be born in America, be a U.S. citizen,…

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Thomas Jefferson

Every president leaves office and makes decisions we're still living…

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John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams was the first president to come into…

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Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

The Steamboat Case That Shaped Interstate Commerce What does a…

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Apple v. Pepper (2019)

Can Apple take a cut of every App Store sale but say Apple customers can’t sue them over what they pay? No, no they can’t. […]

Why Do Four States Call Themselves Commonwealths?

Are there really 50 states? Absolutely. But four of them use a slightly different name. Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky officially call themselves commonwealths. So […]

What is a U.S. Territory?

You can be born in America, be a U.S. citizen, and still not be able to vote for president. Welcome to U.S. territories. We hear […]

What Makes a Dollar Worth $1?

If you have a $20 bill in your pocket, what actually makes it worth $20? It’s not gold. You can’t walk into the Federal Reserve, […]

Thomas Jefferson

Every president leaves office and makes decisions we’re still living with today. Thomas Jefferson certainly did. He wrote the words “all men are created equal,” […]

John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams was the first president to come into office with ambitious plans to modernize America. But most of those plans never happened. America’s […]

How Much Does Height Matter in America?

Nearly 1 in 3 Fortune 500 CEOs in one famous survey was 6’2″ or taller. But many of America’s best-known company founders are much closer […]

Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

The Steamboat Case That Shaped Interstate Commerce What does a fight between two steamboat operators have to do with how America does business today? A […]

Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)

Few Supreme Court decisions have had a bigger impact on American history than Dred Scott v. Sandford. Today, it’s widely regarded as one of the […]

Loving v. Virginia (1967)

The Case That Changed Marriage in America Interracial marriage wasn’t legal everywhere in America until 1967. Loving v. Virginia, decided in 1967, is one of […]