Ukraine and the United States Rule of Law: Part II
In Part I, entitled Ukraine and the United States Rule of Law, March 3, 2022, I stated that “Our [Moral Rule of] Law says we must do everything we can, within moral boundaries ourselves. . . and in concert with other principled nations, to stop another genocide of the
East of Eden – Totalitarianism, Wokeism, and What John Steinbeck Says About Freedom of Thought Versus Behavior
“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or
Ukraine and the United States Rule of Law
“The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine.” The Budapest Memorandum, 1994. That obligation was broken by the Russian
The Twenty-One Year Old Phenom – George Washington
“There was no way for getting over [the Allegheny River] but on a Raft, which we set about, with but one poor Hatchet . . .after a whole day’s work. Half Way over, we were jammed in the Ice in such a Manner that we expected every moment our
The Test of Time
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. It is in vain to say that democracy is less vain, less proud, less selfish, less ambitious, or less avaricious than aristocracy or monarchy. . .
All Sail and No Anchor
“[T]he Huns and Vandals who ravaged the Roman Empire came from without. . . your Huns and Vandals will have been engendered within your own country by your own institutions. . . Your constitution is all sail and no anchor.” - Thomas Macaulay, 1857. What does Thomas Macaulay mean,
Pride Goeth Before the Fall
“Often a man’s own angry pride is cap and bells for a fool.” Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) This source of all sin lays waste, now, to our society. Pride is not just evidenced in the arrogance of some in federal Executive power. In its magnified manifestations relative to proper
The Last Straw
“It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country.” Justice Brandeis in dissent, New Ice Co. v. Liebmann