President Trump has intimated that he may declare a state of emergency which would permit him to build his border wall with funds not appropriated for the purpose. This raises large constitutional questions about whether Congress can cede powers entrusted … Continue reading
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Is our collective memory threatened? Our individual memories go, of course. But through the invention of writing, painting, film, audio and video recording we live on, civilization exists. Humans are ephemeral, but human knowledge can be close to eternal. But … Continue reading