Sparks Commentary
Part history, part politics, and part random other stuff.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Confucius and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have often quoted from various philosophers to make their point. European ...
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Forgotten battlegrounds of the Cold War: North Africa and the Middle East
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If there's ever been a peaceful period in Muslim history, the Cold War was not that period … If there's ever been a peaceful per...
The Emancipation Proclamation was primarily designed to be legally sound …
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“My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union , and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union wi...
Thursday, September 19, 2019
How Congress can give legal permission to be a “pirate” (er, “privateer”)
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“[The Congress shall have the power] To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal , and make rules concerning captures on land an...
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Influences on the Constitution
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Introduction : The document that changed everything in America … When the Constitution was written, there was a lot going on at that tim...
The Constitution itself, and the story behind it
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The Constitution itself, and the story behind it
Debates over the Constitution, then and since
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Debates over the Constitution, then and since
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