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What if our founders hadn’t been slave holders?

Posted on Tuesday, 22 April 2014 by Mark ThomasJune 5, 2021

A Constitution free of slavery A great many American historians, it seems to me, have accepted that the many compromises made to create an acceptable constitution were, however distasteful, necessary. Most unfortunate among these, so the narrative goes, were the bargains … Continue reading →

Posted in Government | Tagged Constitution, Slavery, united states

Nullification, Nigerian Princes and Knowledge

Posted on Saturday, 1 February 2014 by Mark ThomasFebruary 1, 2014

Nullification, Nigerian Princes and other scams Nope, the government simply can’t always do a job better than the diligent citizen when it comes to protection from harm or fraud. Take for example the ubiquitous e-mail scams sent by seemingly generous, … Continue reading →

Posted in Government | Tagged civil rights, neo-confederacy, Nullification, Obamacare, states rights

Racking ’em up at the Supreme Court

Posted on Monday, 7 October 2013 by Mark ThomasOctober 7, 2013

The Roberts Supreme Court Pool sharks are portrayed on film much more often than Chief Justices. Perhaps the game of chance involving billiard balls is more familiar to the general public than legal concepts described in Latin. For my money, … Continue reading →

Posted in Government | Tagged Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court

Favorite Sputnik moments in the age of education reform

Posted on Friday, 4 October 2013 by Mark ThomasJuly 28, 2020

Sputnik moments On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first manned space satellite, Sputnik 1. Though then President Dwight Eisenhower knew well in advance of the impending event, his calculations as to the American public’s response to Sputnik … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploration, Government | Tagged cold war, education, space race, Sputnik

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