Here are some observations on last week’s Great Books readings: Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Chapters 55-75: If Ahab’s soliloquy over the dead sperm whale didn’t give you chills, I… more →
The Western Traditionwrote 1 day ago: “The people can never willfully betray their own interests: But they may possibly be betrayed … more →
wrote 1 day ago: In the Doctor Who episode A Good Man Goes to War the Doctor posits that good men don’t need ru … more →
wrote 2 days ago: In Federalist Paper 78 Alexander Hamilton gave reasons why the judiciary would be the “least d … more →
wrote 6 days ago: Lately I’ve been reading through the Federalist Papers, and while traveling over the past few … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Often referred to as the Father of the Constitution, James Madison, the United States 4th president, … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Andy Borowitz | The New Yorker | June 10, 2013 WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—The National Securit … more →
wrote 1 week ago: This week’s revelations about the federal government collecting massive amounts of communication dat … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I have written previously that it is my belief, as well as that of many other people, that the Const … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Jack N. Rakove, editor, The Federalist, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay The Essentia … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: “I often note with equal pleasure that God gave this one connected country to one united peopl … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: By Daisy Luther The 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery. This means that if you ar … more →
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wrote 3 weeks ago: With Fox News’ “declaration of war” on the Obama administration’s anti-journalism … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Memorial Day is a day of remembrance and expressing appreciation for the sacrifice of our military v … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: I found two pieces of information about the federal court system interesting and worth pondering. Co … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: “Happily for mankind, liberty is not, in this respect, confined to any single point of time, b … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: “To judge from the history of mankind, we shall be compelled to conclude that the fiery and de … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: “The natural cure for an ill-administration … is a change of men.” ~Alexander Hami … more →