Slavery, Taxes and the “Three Fifth’s” Rule: A Debate in the Massachusetts Ratifying Convention
I ran across the following discussion while reading the notes from the debate in...
Howard I. Schwartz Ph.D.
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Memorable Supreme Court Quote
“A constitution, from its nature, deals in generals, not in detail. Its framers cannot...
The Dirty Little Secret About Immigration No One Wants To Talk About
There is a big, unspoken taboo topic that as far as I can see...
The Arrogance To Think We Deserve Everything We Have
Every time I post on Twitter or Facebook my claim that we don’t deserve...
Memorable Founder Statements
Favorite Memorable Quotes This week’s favorite quote: Mr. Rufus King in the debate on...
Democracy is Not Inherently Good
In America, there is often an unspoken assumption that if a government rests on...
Why Can’t My Daughter Drive a Tank?
When my daughter neared sixteen and got her driver’s permit, I had serious fantasies...
The Left Should Not Cede Liberty to the Right
The political left has argued with the right about many subjects over the last...
Why the Right is all Wrong About Liberty
Liberty is the concept that, for the last forty years, has been most often...
The Problem of Stupidity in Democracy
I have been thinking a lot lately about the inherent problem of stupidity that...