Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all.
Aristotle, Politics, Book One.
Author: Redactor
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The First American Bicameral
On March 7, 1644, Massachusetts established the first two-chamber legislature in the American colonies.
One hundred thirty years later, to the day, British forces closed the port of Boston to all commerce.
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
Master Kong, The Analects, fourth chapter.
On March 6, 1967, Soviet Premiere Joseph Stalin’s only daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, defected to the United States. She later took the name Lana Peters, upon marriage to William Wesley Peters. The marriage was short-lived.
The March 6 date also marks term limits advocate and initiative organizer Paul Jacob’s birthday. He was born on the anniversary of the births of Michaelangelo, Cryano de Bergerac, and Alan Greenspan. He is also, obviously, the reason this site, ThisIsCommonSense.com, exists. (It continues, however, only through the continued support of readers like you.)
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William James
An unlearned carpenter of my acquaintance once said in my hearing: ‘There is very little difference between one man and another; but what little there is, is very important.’ This distinction seems to me to go to the root of the matter.
William James, “The Importance of Individuals” in The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy (1897)
Natural justice is a pledge of reciprocal benefit, to prevent one man from harming or being harmed by another.
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A Banned Book
On March 5, 1616, Nicolaus Copernicus’s book, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, was placed on the Catholic Church’s Index of Forbidden Books. This censorship notwithstanding, the Earth continued to revolve around the Sun. The book had been first published in 1543 in Nuremberg.
| In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place on March 5.
| March 5 is magician Penn Jillette’s birthday. He turns 63 today, beginning his 6th year of life.
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Townhall: Justice Post Blindfold
Sometimes law is just politics. But must it be so? Make a motion over to Townhall, and then make your appeal back here.
- Washington Post: Scalia embraced compromise on unions. Today’s Supreme Court should, too. (editorial)
- Liberty Justice Center: Janus v. AFSCME
- SCOTUS: Oral Argument (Audio ) (Transcript)
- Illinois Policy Institute: Meet the man who could end forced union fees for government workers
- Washington Post: The Kochs are trying to kill unions. Be careful what you wish fo., Dana Milbank
- Forbes: Janus v. AFSCME: Perhaps This Time the Court Will Take the First Amendment Seriously
- Townhall: Public-Sector Unions Deserve To Be Destroyed, David Harsanyi
- Washington Post: Government unions are in deep trouble. And they have themselves to blame, Charles Lane
On Tuesday, March 6, the column appears on this site.
Really? This is a thing?
https://youtu.be/D9d0Um11OnY
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25th Anniversary
On March 3, 1991, an amateur videographer captured the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers, thus ushering in the age of citizen surveillance of the state.