Commentary
Prologue I—Selected Readings & Notes on History of Law, Constitutional Law and Natural Law, Jurisprudence and Judicial Decisionmaking by Professor Ellis Washington, J.D. * Ellis Washington, 1918-2018—100 Years of UnNatural Law Jurisprudence of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, 9 Faulkner Law Review 1 (2017), pp. 171-226; Richard A. Posner, The Problematics of Moral and Legal Theory, 111 Harvard Law Review 1637 (1997), […]
*Suggested Listening Music—[1] Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), Op. 15, by Robert Schumann (1838); [2] The Well Tempered Clavier (Book I ) by J.S. Bach (1723); [3] 3 Sonatas after Petrarch, S. 270, from Années de pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage) by Franz Liszt (1842-46). *N.B.: Selected Readings & Notes—George Orwell, Animal Farm ([Authorized Orwell Edition], 1945); Animal Farm […]
*N.B.: Suggested Readings—Sun Tzu, The Art of War (circa 550 B.C.); Carl von Clausewitz, On War [Vom Kriege] (Op. posth.,1832); Donald Trump, The Art of the Deal (1987); Ellis Washington, On Fate (Essay on Herodotus and Thucydides (April 5, 2014) and in Ellis Washington, The Progressive […]
*N.B.: Suggested Readings—Sun Tzu, The Art of War (circa 550 B.C.); Carl von Clausewitz, On War [Vom Kriege] (Op. Posth.1832); Donald Trump, The Art of the Deal (1987); Ellis Washington, On Fate (See, Great Books of the Western World Essay on Herodotus and Thucydides (April 5, 2014) and in Ellis Washington, The Progressive Revolution, Vol. 5 containing 100+ original essays on all 54 […]
*N.B.: Also see, Whitney Webb, One Label Under Blackmail: The Early Intersections of Diddy and the Epstein Network—Part I (04/07/25); Whitney Webb, One Label Under Blackmail: The Early Intersections of Diddy and the Epstein Network—Part I (04/07/25).. Whitney Webb on the Kim Iversen Show interview, “What’s Happening Is Not A Coincidence”; ElevenDemands, Substack: An MC/DS Analysis of the Latest Epstein […]
*N.B.: Also see, Whitney Webb, What’s Happening is not a Coincidence, 02/03/2026; ———— One Label Under Blackmail: The Early Intersections of Diddy and the Epstein Network—Part I (04/07/25). * About the Author—Professor Ellis Washington, J.D.—I went to Harvard Law School for 1 year (1988-89) with future POTUS Barack Hussein Obama, (b. 08/04/1961 – d. 09/29/2019), who was a secret […]
*N.B.: Also see, Baxter Dmitry, Leaked Files Expose Erika Kirk Working with Mossad to Censor Social Media (10/07/2025); Whitney Webb, One Label Under Blackmail: The Early Intersections of Diddy and the Epstein Network—Part I (04/07/25); ———, Epstein May Be Just One Part of an Intricate Network of Sex and Power (08/15/2019). * About the Author—Professor Ellis […]
*N.B.: Also see, Baxter Dmitry, Leaked Files Expose Erika Kirk Working with Mossad to Censor Social Media (10/07/2025) * About the Author—Professor Ellis Washington, J.D.—I went to Harvard Law School for 1 year (1988-89) with future POTUS Barack Hussein Obama, (b. 08/04/1961 – d. 09/29/2019), who was a secret descendant of the Rothschild Banking Cartel Family and a […]
“I just want you to leave me a footprint in the sands of time.” ~ Professor Arthur R. LaBrew (1930-2015) to Ellis Washington (circa January 2015) Prologue In Memory of the Inimitable Organist, Dr. James “Jimmie” Abbington *N.B.: Paraphrasing the words of a pioneering Black Pipe Organist who said these words to Professor LaBrew (circa 1990) as […]
When Machiavelli Comes to Town: The Dangers of Opportunistic Consulting
“It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things.” ~ Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince (1532) “Unencumbered by government oversight, McKinsey is accountable only to its clients, who expect that their vulnerabilities, mistakes, […]
“The corruption, crime, and incompetence of the D.C. government has been an embarrassment to our nation’s capital for decades. It is long past time that Congress restored the honor and integrity of George Washington to the beautiful city which bears his name.” ~ Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), speaking on the BOWSER Act “It is […]
Fifth Circuit’s Ruling against “Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule” Safeguards Meritocracy Over Mediocrity
“The evidence presented by Nasdaq in its rule proposal, contrary to its claims, does not show that board diversity provides better returns for shareholders.” ~Excerpt from a Manhattan Institute led amicus curiae brief in the case of Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment vs. SEC. “We will terminate every diversity, equity, and inclusion program across the […]
2026 Summer Reading List—10 Books that Secretly Built History’s Greatest Minds (and Can Build Yours)
Prologue I — Selected Readings & Notes on the Ancient Greek, Roman & Literary Classics by Professor Ellis Washington, J.D. Ellis Washington, 1918-2018—100 Years of UnNatural Law Jurisprudence of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, 9 Faulkner Law Review 1 (2017), pp. 171-226; Ellis Washington, The Deconstruction of American Law and the Apotheosis of President Donald J. Trump, IOSR Journal of Humanities […]
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