Archive for the ‘History’ Category
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Prohibition Revisited
Posted on January 14, 2011
Reading the Constitution out loud on the House floor in the opening days of the new Congress was a masterstroke by Republicans. Had I had the chance, I would have...
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Capitol Hill Tragedy
Posted on January 12, 2011
I have lived on and off Capitol Hill now for more than 20 years. I lived on the Hill in the early 1990’s during the bad old days, when the...
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Insanity Makes An Entrance
Posted on January 11, 2011
It was Charles Manson who said: “Years ago, it meant something to be crazy. Now everyone’s crazy.” It sure seems that way. You just have to take a look at...
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Russell Weston, Jared Lee Loughner and Political Civility
Posted on January 10, 2011
On July 24th, 1998, just as the House of Representatives concluded debate on contentious health care legislation, Russell Weston stepped into the Capitol building, fired a gun, killing Officer Jacob...
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The Wasteland
Posted on January 9, 2011
We live in a violent country. It has always been thus. One of our greatest statesman (Alexander Hamilton) died in a duel with another one of greatest statesman (Aaron Burr)....
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