Playing Hardball in Government and Politics

Louis XIII and Louis XIV Henry IV is commonly considered one of the great monarchs of France. One serious failure, however, was his failure to develop in his son an enlightened attitude toward religion. This failure was to doom the…

Anonymity compromises accountability, in that it undermines society’s ability to impose sanctions on miscreants, and therefore reduces the extent to which fear of retribution curbs disapproved behaviour” (Roger Clarke, Certainty of Identity: A Fundamental Misconception and a Fundamental Threat to…

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Documentary on WikiLeaks  BBC

John Pilger: ‘The truth is… there was no one to vote for Pilger has been a strong critic of American, Australian and British foreign policy, which he considers to be driven by an imperialist agenda. Pilger has also criticised his…

Julian Assange talks to John Pilger (FULL INTERVIEW  

CITIZENS UNITED v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMM’N ( No. 08-205 ) Reversed in part, affirmed in part, and remanded. on appeal from the united states district court for the district of columbia [January 21, 2010]      Justice Stevens, with whom Justice…

TATE New York Becomes 17th State to Call for Constitutional Overturn of Citizens United June 17, 2016 | by Samar Khurshid   Original Article       Sen. Squadron and “Demand Democracy” ralliers (photo: @DanielSquadron) Amid increasing calls for New…

R. YAAKOV ANATOLI ON B’NAI NOACH Edit When the descendants of Noah were commanded concerning dinim, the commandment was only that they establish laws among themselves, for the world rests on law. Thus also, even after the Sinai revelation: the…

http://parkoffletter.com   An historical travel blog, where  you travel both in history and in place. It is not meant to be a Caribbean cruise but a true exploration of the past and the present. https://hardball.parkoffletter.org   Deals with American Constitutional Issues, the…

Electronic Frontier Foundation Defending your rights in the digital world Patent Trolls original click here The U.S. Patent System is supposed to represent a bargain between inventors and the public. In theory, it is simple: in exchange for dedicating a…

The most powerful family in Florence:    

Zheng He, the famous Chinese Admiral, the last of the Chinese sea explorers:

An Extraordinary Video carefully documenting this tragic event, written by Rhawn Joseph: 27 years ago – have we all forgotten? Has China’s government changed?  The people, with a moral purpose and love of life, have been repressed by an authoritarian,…

History Main article: History of patent law The Venetian Patent Statute, issued by the Senate of Venice in 1474, and one of the earliest statutory patent systems in the world. Although there is some evidence that some form of patent…

David Starkey’s Magna Carta   59 minute stunning video on the history and contemporary significance of the Magna Carta. Click here: The Magna Carta by David Starkey   David Robert Starkey[nb 1] CBE, FSA, FRHistS (born 3 January 1945) is…

“Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty” — Daron Acemoglu

James A. Robinson, author of Why Nations Fail, talks at a Google Conference:  

Here’s how we fix it | Larry Lessig | TEDxMidAtlantic Lester Lawrence “Larry” Lessig III (born June 3, 1961) is an American academic, attorney, and political activist. He is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School…