I dreamed of sitting on the Supreme Court. When I went to American University for its Washington Semester program, everyone in the room wanted to become President. I wanted to become Earl Warren. I had previously taken a survey of constitutional law class at Ripon College with my roommate and a professor who taught it …
On September 19, 1796, President George Washington gave his farewell address. Washington warned the new nation of two concerns: tribalism and foreign affairs. With the new republic still grasping the Constitution, Washington begins by reminding the citizenry of its importance. He reminds them how important a federal government for all Americans remains. “[A]ll the parts …
I restarted this blog last year to try to focus some nervous energy and sadness into something positive. I wanted to showcase what liberty and American values should look like. Through that research, I have seen a lot of darkness in our history that my education bypassed. We treated immigrants poorly from the beginning. Native …
Abraham Lincoln had been elected President in 1860 and many Southern Senators began leaving. Instead of attending Senate sessions, they went to secession committees. Sen. John Crittenden of Kentucky and his allies wanted to try to save the union through another compromise. As we all know, it failed and the Civil War began months later. …