Daily Archives: April 18, 2020

On The Internal Contradictions Of The Fifth Ammendment: A Constitutional Essay

Posted on April 18, 2020 by nathanalbright

The fifth Amendment is perhaps most famous for its use in legal dramas relating to the avoidance of self-incrimination, as “pleading the fifth” has becoming a common expression when we do not wish to say something that would negatively rebound … Continue reading →

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Book Review: In The Name Of The People

Posted on April 18, 2020 by nathanalbright

In The Name Of The People:  Speeches And Writings Of Lincoln And Douglas In The Ohio Campaign Of 1859, edited by Harry V. Jaffa and Robert W. Johannsen This book is a rarity and it deals with one of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Shakespeare’s Politics

Posted on April 18, 2020 by nathanalbright

Shakespeare’s Politics, by Allan Bloom with Harry Jaffa One of the joys of quarantine reading is getting in touch with classics that one has read a long time ago but not had the chance to read in recent years, and … Continue reading →

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