The More Things Change…
I’ve been watching Congress recently with stifled bemusement. The changes in positions — from sequestration to immigration to Obamacare —…
Tsarnaev Gets Mirandized
Does Tsarnaev deserve the same treatment as an American-born citizen?
There Is Nothing New Under the Sun
HBO’s miniseries “John Adams” is more than a gripping depiction of one of the most fascinating periods in American history, but also a poignant reminder that many of the problems and political questions we grapple with today have been faced by generations of American leaders.
Happy Independence Day, Virginia
On this day in 1776, Richard Henry Lee’s instructions to delegates in the Second Continental Congress authorizing them to vote for American Independence were adopted, thereby effectively declaring independence from Great Britain.
A Letter of Thanksgiving by John Adams
But all the Provision that [God] has made for the Gratification of my senses, tho very engaging Instances of Kindness, are much inferior to the Provisions for the Gratification of my nobler Powers of Intelligence and Reason.