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The Preamble in Constitutional Interpretation
I was creating a short post with the Preamble of the US Constitution for my ESL site. An essay came up in my search results: THE PREAMBLE’S SIGNIFICANCE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL […]
‘Route to Tyranny’: Human Rights Watch Lists Trump as a ‘Threat’
Totalitarianism continues to permeate my thoughts. The spectre of fascism seems far-fetched, but I each time I see historically based facets of it come to pass I wonder if this is how it begins. […]
John Lewis vs Trump
The essence of the greater issue is: “…the existential crisis Trump’s elevation poses to our faltering democracy” – quote taken from “Democratics Should follow John Lewis` lead” by Michelle Goldberg, […]
Chief Joseph Medicine Crow-High Bird, last link to the 19th century
A National Treasure: Joe Medicine Crow, PhD., war chief, historian, and the last link to the Battle of Little Big Horn. He lived on the Crow Reservation in Lodge Grass, […]
The Rand MacNally era of the Middle East has ended
The Rand MacNally era of the Middle East has ended. That is an historically heavily loaded and brilliant statement. Simple, but powerful in that it provides a context for […]
Documentary: SECRECY
This film is about the vast, invisible world of government secrecy. By focusing on classified secrets, the government’s ability to put information out of sight if it would harm national security, Secrecy explores the tensions between our safety as a nation, and our ability to function as a democracy.
Mapping the Violent End of an Era
The Rand MacNally era of the Middle East has ended. That is an historically heavily loaded and brilliant statement. Simple, but powerful in that it provides a context for understanding the Middle East today. There is much more than just this, but it helpful to understand. Many of the current borders of the Middle…
Mapping the Violent End of an Era was originally published on It Matters
Nigeria’s Bright Future
Premature Celebration! Sometimes we need see a light in this sea of darkness. I will enjoy the moment. And think about the potential move away from the decades of greed and despotism that has plagued post-colonial African countries. “Sidi, is an assistant lecturer of English language at the Liberal Studies department of the Federal Polytechnic…
Nigeria’s Bright Future was originally published on It Matters |the site
Nigeria’s Bright Future
Premature Celebration! Sometimes we need see a light in this sea of darkness. I will enjoy the moment. And think about the potential move away from the decades of greed […]