The Unity of Justice and Fraternity: On Lincoln’s "Second Inaugural"
Commentary below the speech, that makes sense of the speech paragraph-by-paragraph. My apologies for the format of this post; I hope you will read it in its entirety, and if you have suggestions about...
View ArticleThe Presidency, Incentives, and Offices
The modern separation of powers did not exist in the Aristotlean schema of government: instead of conceiving of specific institutions that form the government which are certain concepts instantiate –...
View ArticleThe Presidency and the Constitution, revisited
What is below are just glorified notes I made on what I’m reading currently: the article is “American Constitutionalism and the Virtue of Prudence,” by George Anastaplo, if you care. I sing what was...
View ArticleOpen Thread: Will the Next President Be Abused as Much as Bush Has Been?
Josh has stated that since the next President can’t be Bush, then whoever it is will be treated better.My own position is that if we’re politically serious, then we need to prepare and prevent the...
View ArticleRant: Why This Presidential Election Is Worthless
I’m angry. I don’t know if any of this adds up. Oh well – can’t be any worse than what Maureen Dowd writes. Edited and softened considerably 10.03.09 – in the current political climate, restraint and...
View Article"I Voted For John McCain And All I Got Was This Lousy President"
Dear Senator McCain: I voted for you only because I couldn’t stomach the way-too-slick (and probably very corrupt) Arkansasan, the “conservative” who would probably say Massachusetts likes him because...
View ArticleQuotable
From Mohammed, at Iraq the Model, on the Status of Forces agreement: I don’t dare suggest that Obama wanted to obstruct the treaty because it threatens Iran and other despots in the Middle East; I’m...
View ArticleBriefly Noted: That “Office of the President-Elect” Thing is a Disgrace (cf....
This is a rant. Do I think anything bad will actually happen because of this stupid office? Not really. Do I think it is a good thing? NO. I’m not saying this to be anti-Obama. He will be my President,...
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