Ciceronianus; causidicus

Several times in this blog o' mine I've noted the confusion which often surrounds pronouncements and platitudes regarding what we en...

I wonder how many recall the movie Network and its seemingly demented anchorman, Howard Beale, played by Peter Finch.  Beale was maddened b...

The Saint that is the subject of this post, and homage, is that Simeon who is described as a "holy fool."  I don't give homage...

You'd think our Glorious Union has had enough of laws seeking to dictate what is or is not taught in public schools.  The infamous Butle...

In the drawing above, Senator Charles Sumner is shown in the course of being assaulted with a cane by Preston Brooks, a member of the House ...