Sparks Commentary
Part history, part politics, and part random other stuff.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Adam Smith and slavery
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Liberals love to give scathing denunciations of plantation slavery (denunciations I agree with), as well as declare their support of socia...
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Friday, January 23, 2015
Some fun facts about our solar system
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Most of us know that the years on other planets seldom (if ever) correspond to the years on our own. Here are some fun facts about the yea...
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Montesquieu quoted in Federalist Papers: Separation of powers
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This post is the last half of a two-part blog post. To see the first half, click here .
Montesquieu quoted in Federalist Papers: “Confederate republics”
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Introduction During the debates over whether or not to ratify the United States Constitution , both sides in the debate quoted from a ...
Saturday, January 17, 2015
A review of Muffie Meyer’s “Benjamin Franklin” (PBS)
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"Neither of the two Parties [France or America] shall conclude either Truce or Peace with Great Britain, without the formal consent o...
Sunday, January 11, 2015
A review of PBS’s “Alexander Hamilton” movie
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"There is an elegant memorial in Washington to Jefferson, but none to Hamilton. However, if you seek Hamilton's monument, look ar...
Friday, January 9, 2015
A review of PBS's “Nixon” movie
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" I have never been a quitter . To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as Preside...
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