Cultured American
20.04.202512:57
✟ Happy Easter ✟
18.04.202515:49
The Johnson-Reed Act (1924)
The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census. It completely excluded immigrants from Asia.
In 1917, the U.S. Congress enacted the first widely restrictive immigration law. The uncertainty generated over national security during World War I made it possible for Congress to pass this legislation, and it included several important provisions that paved the way for the 1924 Act. The 1917 Act implemented a literacy test that required immigrants over 16 years old to demonstrate basic reading comprehension in any language. It also increased the tax paid by new immigrants upon arrival and allowed immigration officials to exercise more discretion in making decisions over whom to exclude.
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The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census. It completely excluded immigrants from Asia.
In 1917, the U.S. Congress enacted the first widely restrictive immigration law. The uncertainty generated over national security during World War I made it possible for Congress to pass this legislation, and it included several important provisions that paved the way for the 1924 Act. The 1917 Act implemented a literacy test that required immigrants over 16 years old to demonstrate basic reading comprehension in any language. It also increased the tax paid by new immigrants upon arrival and allowed immigration officials to exercise more discretion in making decisions over whom to exclude.
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An Appeal To Pragmatism
18.04.202515:32
Stephen Miller applauds the 1924 Immigration Act and loathes the 1965 Immigration Act
10.04.202522:57
American Puritans Working Together in a Close-Knit Community
Winthrop emphasized the importance of community and warned against the dangers of individualism and greed
– John Winthrop, A Model of Christian Charity (1630) 🇺🇲🏴
Winthrop emphasized the importance of community and warned against the dangers of individualism and greed
"We must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us... For we must knit together, in this work, as one man. We must entertain each other in brotherly affection."
– John Winthrop, A Model of Christian Charity (1630) 🇺🇲🏴
04.04.202503:27
Washington Used Tariff to Protect American Manufacturing Industries
The Tariff Act of 1789 was the first major piece of legislation passed in the United States after the ratification of the United States Constitution. It had three purposes: to support government, to protect manufacturing industries developing in the nation, and to raise revenue for the federal debt. It was sponsored by Congressman James Madison, passed by the 1st United States Congress, and signed into law by President George Washington. The act levied a 50¢ per ton duty on goods imported by foreign ships, a 30¢ per ton duty on American made ships owned by foreign entities, and a 6¢ per ton duty on American-owned vessels.
The Tariff Act of 1789 was the first major piece of legislation passed in the United States after the ratification of the United States Constitution. It had three purposes: to support government, to protect manufacturing industries developing in the nation, and to raise revenue for the federal debt. It was sponsored by Congressman James Madison, passed by the 1st United States Congress, and signed into law by President George Washington. The act levied a 50¢ per ton duty on goods imported by foreign ships, a 30¢ per ton duty on American made ships owned by foreign entities, and a 6¢ per ton duty on American-owned vessels.
27.03.202505:29
Why We Don't Want To Play as UGLY Characters in Games!
κακός means bad, evil, wicked, harmful in the Ancient Greek, therefore to be ugly is synonymous to bad and evil.
καλός means to beautiful, noble, and virtuous. It also means good since the Ancient Greeks sees good and beautiful as synonymous.
– Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals, First Essay, Good and Evil, Good and Bad
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κακός means bad, evil, wicked, harmful in the Ancient Greek, therefore to be ugly is synonymous to bad and evil.
καλός means to beautiful, noble, and virtuous. It also means good since the Ancient Greeks sees good and beautiful as synonymous.
"There I found that all of them lead back to the same transformation of ideas, that everywhere 'noble' or 'aristocratic' in a social sense is the fundamental idea out of which 'good' in the sense of 'spiritually noble,' 'aristocratic,' 'spiritually high-minded,' 'spiritually privileged' necessarily develop—a process which always runs in parallel with that other one which finally transforms 'common,' 'vulgar,' and 'low' into the concept 'bad.'"
"Originally these words designated the plain, common man, but without any suspicious side glance, simply in contrast to the nobility."
– Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals, First Essay, Good and Evil, Good and Bad
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20.04.202512:28
New England's Massive Baby Boom
When the War of 1812 broke out, the Town of Billerica, Massachusetts was in the middle of an extraordinary baby boom.
William Manning, a Billerica farmer, Revolutionary War soldier and author, fathered 13 children with his wife Sarah.
Rev. John Sherman, the first minister of Watertown, had 26 children by two wives, included 20 by his last wife. Rev. Samuel Willard, a minister in Groton, Mass., and Boston who served as vice president of Harvard college, had 20 children.
The average Billerica family had an average of 11.6 children per family. The town’s population grew almost exclusively because of its fecundity. In 1810, the population of the entire town grew to 1,289.
New Englanders were expected to marry young, and were expected to procure children. The high birth rate accounted for the uniquely Yankee character of the region. Between 1640 and 1845, immigration to the New England colonies only reached about one percent.
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When the War of 1812 broke out, the Town of Billerica, Massachusetts was in the middle of an extraordinary baby boom.
William Manning, a Billerica farmer, Revolutionary War soldier and author, fathered 13 children with his wife Sarah.
Rev. John Sherman, the first minister of Watertown, had 26 children by two wives, included 20 by his last wife. Rev. Samuel Willard, a minister in Groton, Mass., and Boston who served as vice president of Harvard college, had 20 children.
The average Billerica family had an average of 11.6 children per family. The town’s population grew almost exclusively because of its fecundity. In 1810, the population of the entire town grew to 1,289.
New Englanders were expected to marry young, and were expected to procure children. The high birth rate accounted for the uniquely Yankee character of the region. Between 1640 and 1845, immigration to the New England colonies only reached about one percent.
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18.04.202515:45
President Kennedy Was Responsible For Overhauling The Johnson-Reed Act
During the 1960 campaign, Kennedy proposed an overhaul of American immigration and naturalization laws to ban discrimination based on national origin.
He saw this proposal as an extension of his planned civil rights agenda as president. These reforms later became law through the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which dramatically shifted the source of immigration from Northern and Western European countries towards immigration from Latin America and Asia.
The policy change also shifted the emphasis on the selection of immigrants in favor of family reunification. The late president's brother, Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts helped steer the legislation through the Senate.
During the 1960 campaign, Kennedy proposed an overhaul of American immigration and naturalization laws to ban discrimination based on national origin.
He saw this proposal as an extension of his planned civil rights agenda as president. These reforms later became law through the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which dramatically shifted the source of immigration from Northern and Western European countries towards immigration from Latin America and Asia.
The policy change also shifted the emphasis on the selection of immigrants in favor of family reunification. The late president's brother, Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts helped steer the legislation through the Senate.
10.04.202523:38
Nietzsche's View On American Culture
– Friedrich Nietzsche's Letter to his Sister Elisabeth (1888)
"The Americans are a people who are very much concerned with comfort and security, and they have a great deal of material wealth, but they lack depth."
– Friedrich Nietzsche's Letter to his Sister Elisabeth (1888)
10.04.202521:42
Richard II Asserts Strong Leadership in the Interest of the People
In 1397 when Richard finally is ruling in his own right and actually has power and he writes to the Duke of Bavaria and says
And he writes to the Byzantine Emperor:
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In 1397 when Richard finally is ruling in his own right and actually has power and he writes to the Duke of Bavaria and says
‘Several noblemen have, since we were of tender years, treacherously conspired to disinherit our crown and usurp our royal power’.
And he writes to the Byzantine Emperor:
‘We have restored peace to our subjects which, by God’s blessing, shall last forever’.
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02.04.202516:45
The Statue of the Republic Towering Over Some of the Buildings at the Chicago World's Fair (1893)
26.03.202522:13
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North Sea Legacy
19.04.202519:52
Among the number of applications… cannot we find an American capable and worthy of the trust? … Why should we take the bread out of the mouths of our own children and give it to strangers?
—John Adams’ Letter to Secretary of State John Marshall, August 14, 1800
What is the good of practising prudence in the family if hungry strangers may crowd in and occupy at the banquet table of life the places reserved for its children?
—Changing America, Edward Alsworth Ross, 1912
18.04.202515:35
American Socialist Used To Promote Migration Control To Protect American Laborers Alongside Mainstream Parties
In 1910, the American Socialist Congress passed the following resolution:
— Delegates to the 1910 “Congress” of the Socialist party of America, May 15-21, 1910; Chicago Illinois
In 1910, the American Socialist Congress passed the following resolution:
“The Socialist party of the United States favors all legislative measures tending to prevent the immigration of strike breakers and contract laborers, and the mass importation of workers from foreign countries, brought about by the employing classes for the purpose of weakening the organization of American labor and of lowering the standard of life of the American workers.”
— Delegates to the 1910 “Congress” of the Socialist party of America, May 15-21, 1910; Chicago Illinois
10.04.202523:35
"The Americans are a people who have a great deal of energy and a great deal of individualism. They are a people who are not afraid of the future."
– Friedrich Nietzsche's Letter to his Friend Heinrich Köselitz (also known as Peter Gast) (1888)
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04.04.202503:42
The Tariff Act of 1789 was enacted with the declared purpose, “the encouragement and protection of manufactures.”... signed by President Washington. ...
Of the nations that have risen to economic preeminence in recent centuries—the British before 1850, the United States between 1789 and 1914—how many did so through free trade? None.
The problem for President Trump?
Once a nation is hooked on the cheap goods that are the narcotic free trade provides, it is rarely able to break free. The loss of its economic independence is followed by the loss of its political independence, the loss of its greatness and, ultimately, the loss of its national identity.
—Tariffs: The Taxes that Made our Country Great, Patrick J. Buchanan
26.03.202507:30
"Marxism and nationalism coexisted peacefully in the German countries and it was perhaps only a question of time and circumstances when these two ideologies with their fervent admiration for State and Society would merge into one, and National Socialism would arise as a bastard child of Marx and Wagner-Treitschke."
– Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, The Menace of the Herd (1943), p. 182
18.04.202516:01
A limitation on Southern and Eastern European immigration was first proposed in 1896 in the form of the literacy test bill. Henry Cabot Lodge was confident the bill would provide an indirect measure of reducing emigration from these countries, but after passing both Congress and the Senate, it was vetoed by President Cleveland. Another proposal for immigration restriction was introduced again in 1909 by U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
In the wake of the post-World War I recession, many Americans believed that bringing in more immigrants would worsen the unemployment rate. The Red Scare of 1919–1921 had fueled fears of foreign radicals migrating to undermine American values and provoke an uprising like the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. The number of immigrants entering the United States decreased for about a year from July 1919 to June 1920 but doubled in the year after that.
In the wake of the post-World War I recession, many Americans believed that bringing in more immigrants would worsen the unemployment rate. The Red Scare of 1919–1921 had fueled fears of foreign radicals migrating to undermine American values and provoke an uprising like the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. The number of immigrants entering the United States decreased for about a year from July 1919 to June 1920 but doubled in the year after that.
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18.04.202515:32
“We imperatively need a stricter enforcement of our general immigration law, and a permanent percentage limitation...
We want the American race to continue to be [predominately of] the same stock which originally settled the United States, wrote our constitution, and established our democratic institutions...
We want our immigration to be chiefly made up of kindred peoples from northern and western Europe, easily assimilable, literate, of high grade intelligence, able to understand, appreciate and intelligently support our form of government... America for Americans”
—What Next in Immigration Legislation?, Robert De C. Ward, 1922
We want the American race to continue to be [predominately of] the same stock which originally settled the United States, wrote our constitution, and established our democratic institutions...
We want our immigration to be chiefly made up of kindred peoples from northern and western Europe, easily assimilable, literate, of high grade intelligence, able to understand, appreciate and intelligently support our form of government... America for Americans”
—What Next in Immigration Legislation?, Robert De C. Ward, 1922
10.04.202523:07
"We cannot ensure success, but we can ensure that we do not become a nation of foreigners."
– John Adams' Letter to Thomas Jefferson (1813)
04.04.202503:39
Trump Reciprocal Tariffs & Trade Balance | Country-by-Country Comparison
Trump’s explosive announcement on reciprocal tariffs that rocked the global trade scene at the beginning of April. Diving into a detailed, country-by-country comparison of the new tariff rates—with jaw-dropping figures like Vietnam’s shift from 90% to 46% and Cambodia’s move from 97% to 49%. Analyzing the 2024 import and export data (in billion USD) for each country trading with the US, offering you a comprehensive view of how these tariffs will impact America’s trade balance and global commerce.
A complete breakdown of tariff changes for key countries including Vietnam, Cambodia, China, the EU, and more. Detailed US import and export statistics for 2024, explained in billion USD. How these changes affect the US trade balance and global market dynamics? What this means for consumers, businesses, and international relations?
Washington Used Tariff to Protect American Manufacturing Industries
Trump’s explosive announcement on reciprocal tariffs that rocked the global trade scene at the beginning of April. Diving into a detailed, country-by-country comparison of the new tariff rates—with jaw-dropping figures like Vietnam’s shift from 90% to 46% and Cambodia’s move from 97% to 49%. Analyzing the 2024 import and export data (in billion USD) for each country trading with the US, offering you a comprehensive view of how these tariffs will impact America’s trade balance and global commerce.
A complete breakdown of tariff changes for key countries including Vietnam, Cambodia, China, the EU, and more. Detailed US import and export statistics for 2024, explained in billion USD. How these changes affect the US trade balance and global market dynamics? What this means for consumers, businesses, and international relations?
Washington Used Tariff to Protect American Manufacturing Industries
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27.03.202519:25
Trump suspends U.S. money to the World Trade Organisation—which has 166 members and involves 98% of Global GDP—putting him on track to be the most anti-Semitic President in U.S. history.
24.03.202517:42
Trump Dismantles Department of Education
On March 23, 2025, President Donald Trump delivered a speech announcing his plan to dismantle the Department of Education, aiming to shift power back to the states. Watch the full speech with English subtitles as he outlines his vision for the future of American education.
On March 23, 2025, President Donald Trump delivered a speech announcing his plan to dismantle the Department of Education, aiming to shift power back to the states. Watch the full speech with English subtitles as he outlines his vision for the future of American education.
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