This became a milestone during FDR’s time in office. Rating presidents is sort of a hobby with historians. I am nothing of the kind, but for what it’s worth, I rank George Washington the best of the 18th Century, Abraham Lincoln of the 19th, and Franklin Roosevelt of the 20th. It is Roosevelt who popularized …
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What Did You Do in the War, Daddy
No, I don’t recall my kids ever asking me this, but it was a sort of anti-war saying back in the day (for me, the 1960’s). This was a bitter time in our history when servicemen were advised to wear civvies, when traveling, whenever possible. I was quite gung-ho back then. I now feel that …
Equal Justice Under Law
Equal Justice Under Law. Is this aspirational or for real? Justice, at least for criminal infractions, is theoretically dispensed through trials. The vast, vast majority of miscreants, however, never see a courtroom or undergo a trial. “Justice” is usually rendered through plea deals of one sort or another. Equal Justice Under Law. How about egregious …
Trial of the Centuries
Trial of the Centuries Orenthal James Simpson recently passed. His trial, for the murder of his former wife and a friend of hers, consumed much of the years 1994-1995. He was aquitted of the killings after hiring (assembling?) a “dream team” of some of the most famous defense attorneys of that time. Fortunately (in my …
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