George Washington A Life by Ron Chernow
October 5, 2010 5 Comments
Justice Department Corruption Case Heats Up
Addendum No. 2 to Is Lady Justice Peeking? The Washington Post admits that veteran Justice Department lawyer Christopher Coates' allegations can't be dismissed as easily as the administration might like.
October 1, 2010 1 Comment
Why The Founders Gave Us a Republic
Powerful short video on the Founders' vision for our Republic and why a Democracy was an anathema to them.
September 30, 2010 3 Comments
November 2, Resurrection Day?
Addendum to: Is Lady Justice Peeking. Another Justice Department employee comes out to testify about selective enforcement of voting rights law. This one could wake the dead, literally!
September 28, 2010 2 Comments
Ron Chernow’s Op Ed in NYT
Ron Chernow getting vocal in the New York Times, probably in preparation for his new book. This Op. Ed. piece is interesting.
September 27, 2010 No Comments
Federalist No. 3
Federalist No. 3 is another one of John Jay's contributions and is a continuation of his arguments for strong union. His argument in this essay is that the stronger and more unified America is, the safer it will be.
September 25, 2010 No Comments
What Would The Founders Think (And Why Should We Even Care)
Not everyone comes from the same set of assumptions. It's really tough to communicate without some kind of common ground. Here we answer the question, "what would the founders think (and why we should care)?"
September 24, 2010 No Comments
Thoughts on Federalist No. 2
A Goldwater Institute report describes a different sort of separatism threatening the Union that Jay and other Federalist writers envisioned.
September 23, 2010 No Comments
Federalist No. 2
John Jay wrote Federalist No. 2, which provides a nice respite to Hamilton's more complicated prose. In it he discusses the, then radical proposition that everyone saw the importance of Union vs dis-Union.
September 22, 2010 No Comments
Federalist No. 83
Federalist 83 singles out opposition to the new Constitution due to the lack of a clause requiring jury trials in civil cases. It is the final paper on the judiciary and the longest of the Federalist essays.
September 20, 2010 No Comments
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