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Empowering Abuse of Power

Relevance: 16%      Posted on: July 1, 2014

Have a yen to cling indefinitely to political power? You probably oppose term limits . . . as well as the citizen initiative rights enabling voters to term-limit you. And when voters possess both initiative rights and a willingness to exercise them, it wouldn’t surprise me if you pray that…

Cold Climate in Hong Kong

Relevance: 16%      Posted on: December 14, 2023

“There is no ‘red line,’” says an anonymous thirty-something Hong Kong humanities professor. “If they want to come after you, everything can be used as an excuse.” Grace Tsoi, writing for the BBC, shows what happens when political correctness returns to its roots in totalitarianism. As it has in Hong…

Brexit 1776 – 2017

Relevance: 16%      Posted on: July 4, 2017

These united States* got their start, officially, on July 2, 1776. That’s when the Second Continental Congress voted to separate from King George’s government across the water. But it was two days later when that same Congress approved its formal Declaration, and it was the wording of that Declaration that…

None of That Happened

Relevance: 16%      Posted on: March 4, 2021

A high school senior in Baltimore, Maryland, has only passed three courses in his last four years of “study.” But here’s the kicker: his 0.1373 Grade Point Average is average at his school. Out of 120 students in his class, the young man ranks 62nd, with 58 others failing to…

Shays’ Constitution

Relevance: 16%      Posted on: September 26, 2020

On September 26, 1786, protestors shut down the court in Springfield, Massachusetts, beginning a military standoff and ushering in Shays’ Rebellion. This anti-tax revolt spurred a dramatic reaction on the part of the day’s politicians, including their attempts to reform the Articles of Confederation and to figure out better ways…

Shays’ Constitution

Relevance: 16%      Posted on: September 26, 2021

On September 26, 1786, protestors shut down the court in Springfield, Massachusetts, beginning a military standoff and ushering in Shays’ Rebellion. This anti-tax revolt spurred a dramatic reaction on the part of the day’s politicians, including their attempts to reform the Articles of Confederation and to figure out better ways…

Shays’ Constitution

Relevance: 16%      Posted on: September 26, 2023

On September 26, 1786, protestors shut down the court in Springfield, Massachusetts, beginning a military standoff and ushering in Shays’ Rebellion. This anti-tax revolt spurred a dramatic reaction on the part of the day’s politicians, including their attempts to reform the Articles of Confederation and to figure out better ways…

The Precedentedness of It All

Relevance: 16%      Posted on: June 22, 2023

When Democrats impeached President Donald Trump for pushing Ukrainians to look into Hunter Biden’s Burisma deal, the outcry was Orange Man is prosecuting his political rival! The enormity! The unprecedentedness of it all! Now, Trump is being prosecuted for mishandling classified documents upon leaving office, and only Republicans cry “prosecution…

Minor Infraction, Felony Prosecution

Relevance: 16%      Posted on: May 12, 2015

Who is your state’s attorney general? It’s an awesomely powerful position. And it is therefore worth asking any future candidates for that office by what clear principles of justice, fairness, impartiality and even mercy they will abide. They will all, no doubt, claim to be “tough on crime” — and…

Shays’ Constitution

Relevance: 16%      Posted on: September 26, 2022

On September 26, 1786, protestors shut down the court in Springfield, Massachusetts, beginning a military standoff and ushering in Shays’ Rebellion. This anti-tax revolt spurred a dramatic reaction on the part of the day’s politicians, including their attempts to reform the Articles of Confederation and to figure out better ways…