Socrates Corner
The Grapes of Wrath—How America’s Former Depression Reflects America’s Imminent Recession
“The changing economy was ignored, plans for the change ignored; and only means to destroy revolt were considered, while the causes of revolt went on.” ~John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath Summary: Chapters 1—6 “The Grapes of Wrath” was a prominent realist novel written by John Steinbeck, centered around the economic suffering of the Great […]
Rescuing the Right to Life: The Aftermath of Abortion Rights in America
“It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives. ‘The permissibility of abortion, and the limitations, upon it, are to be resolved like most important questions in our democracy: by citizens trying to persuade one another and then voting.’” ~Justice Samuel Alito, citing the late Justice […]
America Under Siege and the Historic Invasion at the Border
“President Biden and the people he appointed to key positions in his administration have pursued the most radical open-borders policies in the history of any sovereign nation, and these new numbers bear that out.” ~Dan Stein, President of the Federation for American Immigration Reform Illegal Immigration on the Rise: 2021 in Review The rate of […]
Redeeming Twitter, Exposing Liberal Censorship, and the Fight for Free Speech
“I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy.” ~Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla “Seems Shadow Banning is yet another ‘right-wing conspiracy theory’ that was 100% true.” ~Donald Trump Jr The Road […]
From Energy Independence to Energy Crisis: How American Oil Production has Suffered under Biden
“We were energy independent one year ago, now we are at the mercy of OPEC, gasoline is selling for $7 in parts of California, going up all over the country, and they are taking oil from our Strategic Reserves. Is this any way to run a country?” ~President Donald Trump With the situational stability of […]
Controversial Vaccine Mandates put the Solicitor General’s Institutional Influence to the Test
This artist sketch depicts lawyer Scott Keller arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the more than two dozen business groups requesting an immediate order from the Court to freeze a Biden administration mandate imposing mandatory vaccine-or-testing requirements on businesses The United States Solicitor General (SG) operates as the focal point of facilitating smooth relations […]
Defying Convention to Supersede the Realm of Possibility: Omega’s Impact on Time
“For Omega, precision is the truest mark of watchmaking excellence. The margins of precision can be measured by mere seconds—seconds that are a testament to superior craftsmanship, a quest for perfection, and an infinite passion for innovation.” ~Prestige magazine, February 2019 Omega’s Exacting Standard as a World-Renowned Watchmaker Continuing my series of essays reviewing highest […]
Honoring “Chief” Justice Thomas’s Thirty Years of Service on the U.S. Supreme Court
“Right is still right, even if you stand by yourself” “So long as there are people of character who have the will to lead and have faith in our fellow man, there is hope that we will remain a free and prosperous nation” ~ Justice Clarence Thomas *N.B.: My father, Professor Ellis Washington told me […]
Revisiting the exciting travels of Marco Polo—850 years later, Part II
“I believe it was God’s will that we should come back, so that men might know the things that are in the world, since, as we have said in the first chapter of this book, no other man, Christian or Saracen, Mongol or pagan, has explored so much of the world as Messer Marco, son […]
Reflections on Biden’s Failure in Afghanistan, the Trump Foreign Policy of Strength, and the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
“It looks like the Biden demonstration has just failed in its execution of its own plan. It looks like they are now trying to get folks out. This remind me of when we have seen previous of administrations allow embassies to be overrun, it’s starting to feel that way.” ~Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
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