Saturday, July 21, 2018

A review of “Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites” (PBS Empires)

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“And David perceived that the L ORD had confirmed him king over Israel , for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Isr...
Monday, July 16, 2018

Bedtime stories about Armageddon: The lessons of the Cold War about nuclear weapons

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“I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture … ‘ And I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. ’ I suppose we all thought that, one w...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Blackstone quoted in Federalist Papers: The influence of Blackstone's “Commentaries”

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"The observations of the judicious Blackstone , 1 in reference to the latter; are well worthy of recital: 'To bereave a man of l...
Tuesday, June 26, 2018

The Second Amendment: Protecting the gun rights “of the people”

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"A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not...
Friday, June 15, 2018

A review of David Starkey's “Monarchy” (U. K.)

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"God save our gracious King! Long live our noble King! God save the King ! Send him victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to rei...

When King John signed the Magna Carta, it was like signing a surrender document …

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“No freemen shall be taken or imprisoned or disseised or exiled or in any way destroyed , nor will we go upon him nor send upon him, exce...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

How did the Virginia Declaration of Rights influence the Bill of Rights?

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“That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights , of which, when they enter into a state of...