Socrates Corner
“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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“There was never man yet, Christian or Saracen, Tartar or Pagan, who explored so much of the world as Messer Marco.” ~ Rustichello of Pisa Marco Polo’s 850-year-old grand quest Marco Polo (1254-1324) was celebrated for being the greatest traveler of his time, and in many respects, the greatest traveler who ever lived. Hailing from […]
“If anything would make the Court look partisan, it would be that—one side saying, ‘when we’re in power, we’re going to enlarge the number of judges so we would have more people who would vote the way we want them to” ~ Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg The United States Supreme Court has served as a […]
“Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country to one united people—a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, attached to the same principles of government, very similar in their manners and customs, and who, by their joint counsels, arms, and efforts, fighting side by side […]
Please read my first ever published book review, providing an in-depth examination of the 2020 book, “Unitary Executive Theory: A Danger to Constitutional Government”, found in the May 2021 edition of the Law and Politics Book Review. This book explores the intrinsic qualities governing the unitary executive theory, representing the president’s use of unfettered and […]
“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 […]
The Keep Nine Amendment: A Permanent Solution to Threats of Court-Packing
“I think that was a bad idea when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt tried to pack the court. If anything would make the court appear more partisan, it would be that. So, I am not at all in favor of that solution. Nine seems to be a good number. It’s been that way for a […]
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