by James Fite | Jan 12, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Quis custodiet Ipsos custodes? The oft-quoted line – “Who will guard the guards themselves?” in English – was originally found in the Satires of the second-century Roman satirist, Juvenal. It is the spirit of this question that inspired the three-branch government of...
by Mark Angelides | Jan 11, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Roman statesman and philosopher Cicero related the story of the Sword of Damocles in his 45 BC book Tusculan Disputations. He described the eponymous court flatterer who wondered why his sire, King Dionysius II, could not enjoy the trappings of wealth and power. In...
by Leesa K. Donner | Jan 9, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
U.S. News and World Report called it “a disaster.” The Hill proffered that Joe Biden was basking in the “embarrassing” GOP drama. Outgoing Madam Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) wrote, “Democrats stand ready and waiting to get to work, but the Republicans would rather disrespect...
by James Fite | Jan 6, 2023 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
In 1923, the 68th Congress took nine votes over three days to elect a speaker of the House. The 118th officially blew past that historical milestone Thursday, Jan. 5, when members opted to adjourn just after 8 p.m. Swamp time with eleven failed elections in the...
by Tim Donner | Jan 4, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
When the famed conservative icon William F. Buckley ran for mayor of New York City in 1965, he uttered one of the most amusing lines in American political history. Asked what he would do if his long-shot candidacy actually succeeded and he won the election, he...