Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Why do we give patent-holders monopolies on the production of their product?

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“[The Congress shall have the power] To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inv...
Saturday, July 27, 2019

What is “corruption of blood, or forfeiture” from an attainder of treason?

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“The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfei...
Wednesday, July 10, 2019

The primary function of government is to protect our most basic rights

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“And these [rights] may be reduced to three principal or primary articles ; the right of personal security , the right of personal liberty...
Monday, July 8, 2019

A review of “Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire” (PBS Empires)

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Japan's initial contact with the West in 1543 In the year 1543, a Portuguese trading ship arrived in the Japanese island of Tanegash...
Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Some parts of the Constitution mention “Indians” or “Indian tribes” …

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“[The Congress shall have the power] To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes ...
Friday, June 28, 2019

Rousseau's “Discourse on Inequality” is long on detail, but short on evidence …

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“The first man, who, after enclosing a piece of ground, took it into his head to say, 'This is mine,' and found people simple eno...
Wednesday, June 26, 2019

What are “auxiliary subordinate rights”? (Answer: Rights intended to protect other rights)

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“In the three preceding articles we have taken a short view of the principal absolute rights which appertain to every Englishman. But in v...