Sep 8
THE FEDERAL COURT NOMINATIONS BATTLES: HAVE WE CONSIDERED THE CONSEQUENCES?
by Judge Timothy K. Lewis Nineteen years ago, in the fall of 1992, I was nominated by President George H. W. Bush for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. My confirmation hearing lasted one hour. In fact, I had no time to prepare for it. As a federal… [Continue Reading]
Sep 6
IS EUROPE HAVING AN AMERICAN HISTORICAL MOMENT?
European leaders, concerned about the growing fiscal crisis on that continent are examining the structure of the European Union, specifically the constitutional provision requiring decisions on many issues of importance to be determined by a unanimous vote of the member nations. That repeats the mistake of America’s first governing document, the Articles of Confederation, that… [Continue Reading]
Sep 2
THE CONSTITUTION IN OUR MIDST: A SAMPLE OF STORIES FROM JUST THE PAST FEW DAYS
To our Fellows, and all other interested journalists, I suggest that you do what I did a few hours ago. I examined the news from the past week or so and came up with dozens of stories that have constitutional implications. Take a look at five of them… 1) “This is all about safety, not… [Continue Reading]
Sep 1
WHY DON’T THEY JUST COME OUT AND SAY IT? TEA PARTIERS ARE RUNNING AGAINST ABRAHAM LINCOLN
“History is bunk,” pronounced Henry Ford in an expression that was widely appreciated in his era and in eras since. So you have to admire the members of the Tea Party, if only for their earnest attempts to reverse Americans’ aversion to the past by injecting “history” into the public dialogue. This is a movement… [Continue Reading]
Aug 31
Pox on history! What you didn’t learn about colonial medicine in school [VIDEO]
How did smallpox impact the American Revolution?
