Churchill, Reagan, and Trump, and the Perception of Evil
Over the course of history, and more emphatically, recent history, nations, in particular democracies, swing on the pendulum between idealism and realism.
Living in the Land of Tyrants
James Otis, one of the original patriots, was a man who was constantly concerned about the threat of tyranny. He was the one who coined the famous phrase: “taxation without representation is tyranny.”
Liberty: The Last Casualty of the Pandemic
In December, the outbreak in the City of Wuhan, located in China’s Hubei province, was officially detected. January 31, Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency.
COVID-19, Madison and the Consequence of Crisis Legislation
In Federalist Paper 62, James Madison wrote “It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood.”