Articles by Eleanor Stratton

The Convention Timeline Advertisement This timeline is a companion to the Main Timeline on this site. While that timeline attempts to put world and national events into some chronological perspective, this timeline intends to get into the details of the Constitutional Convention and the...

Common Misspellings in Search Advertisement After I implemented the Search Engine on this site, I began to watch what people were searching for, to get a good indication of the sorts of topics I should add to the site. In the process, I’ve seen some interesting word spellings. I added this page...

The Framers of the Constitution Advertisement William Pierce, of Georgia, spoke very little at the Constitutional Convention, but his contributions to what we know of the other delegates to the Convention are invaluable. He wrote short character sketches of each of the delegates; he himself had to...

Data on the Framers of the Constitution For short character sketches of each of the Framers, see the Framers Page . This page contains demographical data about each of the framers, including some not sketched on the aforementioned page. A similar data table is available for the Signers of the...

Justices of the Supreme Court Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed for life by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Because of the lifetime appointment, the position of Justice is seen as a very powerful one. A Justice can sit on the bench through several presidencies and as the...

Committees at the Constitutional Convention Advertisement Several notable committees met during the creation of the Constitution. These committees are referred to in the Convention Topic Page and the Convention Timeline . This page used James Madison’s notes from the convention as source material...

Members of Congress The following is a list of the Senators and Representatives of the 112th Congress, as of January 5, 2011. If you see any discrepancies, please let me know . In the “Party” column, the following abbreviations are used: D = Democratic R = Republican I = Independent – =...

The signers of America’s first constitution, the Articles of Confederation , are less well-known than those of the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence , but they are no less important to our history. Some basic demographic information about these men is presented below. Name State...

Tillis Calls Noem’s Leadership a ‘Disaster’ in Fiery Senate Hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on March 3, 2026, marked a pivotal moment in the ongoing discourse surrounding immigration enforcement and executive accountability. At the center of this confrontation was Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, whose leadership has recently come under...

FBI Terror Probe After IED Ignites Outside NYC Mayor Mamdani’s Residence

On a quiet stretch of Manhattan’s East Side, a device ignited outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. By Sunday, the case had escalated from a local emergency response into a federal terrorism investigation, with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force...

Record oil prices amid Iran war: Hormuz fears push crude past $100

Oil just vaulted past a psychological and economic tripwire. On Sunday, crude prices surged above $100 per barrel for the first time since the shock that followed Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. This time, the catalyst is the war in Iran and its spread across the region, including attacks on...

Canada’s Mark Carney under fire on Iran as U.S. checks complicate alliance unity

This article is a forward-looking scenario, not a description of current Canadian leadership. In today’s reality, Justin Trudeau is Canada’s prime minister. But the dynamics described here, about Ottawa’s Iran messaging and Washington’s institutional constraints, are best understood as a...

Takeaways from Kristi Noem’s combative Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

Confirmation hearings are not trials, and they are not job interviews in the normal sense. They are something more constitutionally revealing: a stress test for power. Who gets to ask questions. Who has to answer them. Which promises are treated as binding, and which are treated as theater....

Supreme Court Questions Federal Gun Ban for Regular Marijuana Users

You can buy marijuana legally in more states than ever, whether through adult-use programs in a growing number of states or medical programs in many more. You can also legally own or purchase firearms under state law in most of those states, subject to local rules like permits, waiting periods, and...