I cannot think about the 2012 election in America without recalling words originally penned in French: Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite. So wrote Joseph de Maistre in 1811. Maistre was a philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat who lived in Savoy (modern day southern France). His words–more familiar to Americans in English, of
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I was impressed by how well this article articulates some of the root issues in the discussion of life in regard to our current presidential administration. Professor Kmiec and I share common ground in the belief that every member of the human family—irrespective of race, class, and ethnicity, but also irrespective
This is post 7 of 7 in the series “Obama’s Blinding Style” Obama’s Blinding Style, Part 1 Obama’s Blinding Style, Part 2 Obama’s Blinding Style, Part 3 Obama’s Blinding Style, Part 4 Obama’s Blinding Style, Part 5 & Final A Response to Obama’s Blinding Style More on Obama’s Style &