Commentary “Originalism” means applying the Constitution as the Founders understood it. Originalism is just a modern name for how English and American judges and lawyers have read most legal documents for at least 500 years (pdf). By respecting the understanding behind a document, originalism keeps the document alive. By contrast, there’s no simple definition of…
US, China Agree to Cooperate on Climate
The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon emitters, have agreed to cooperate on climate change with seriousness and urgency, according to a joint statement issued on April 17. “This [the cooperation] includes both enhancing their respective actions and cooperating in multilateral processes, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and…
US, China Agree to Cooperate on Climate, Beijing’s Actions Are Key
The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon emitters, have agreed to cooperate on climate change with seriousness and urgency, according to a joint statement issued on April 17. “This [the cooperation] includes both enhancing their respective actions and cooperating in multilateral processes, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and…
Federal Government to Send Health-Care Workers to Ontario, Trudeau Says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says federal departments and some Canadian provinces are working to send health−care workers and equipment to help Ontario as it battles record−breaking COVID−19 numbers. Trudeau said in a video update today that health care workers employed by government departments such as national defence and immigration will be redeployed to Ontario, and…
A Neoclassical Gem for a Grieving Nation: Auckland War Memorial Museum in New Zealand
On April 25, 1915, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. Their mission was to capture the Dardanelles, a strait in the northwest of the country, from the Ottomans, who were Germany’s allies. For over eight months, soldiers on both sides suffered greatly: 87,000 Ottoman Turks and 44,000…
Shots Fired at National Guard Troops in Minneapolis; 2 Injured
Some members of the Minnesota National Guard came under gunfire in Minneapolis on April 18 in the midst of riots, looting, and protests that have followed last week’s shooting death of Daunte Wright, officials said. Two suffered minor injuries. A National Guard and Minneapolis police “neighborhood security team was fired upon early Sunday morning in…
Shots Fired at National Guard Troops in Minneapolis: Officials
The Minnesota National Guard stated that some of its members came under fire in north Minneapolis on Sunday in the midst of riots, looting, and protests after Daunte Wright’s shooting earlier this month. A National Guard and Minneapolis police “neighborhood security team was fired upon early Sunday morning in a drive-by shooting near Penn Avenue…
9 Movies That Demonstrate How to Do an Excellent Thing in a Woman’s Presence
R | 1h 27min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 1 September 2000 (USA) Here are nine movies that demonstrate how to do an excellent thing in a woman’s presence. What does that even mean, you ask? Any young man … scratch that—any man, of any age, who finds women baffling and mysterious, needs to watch…
Shooting in Austin Leaves 3 Dead, Suspect Identified as Former Detective Charged With Sexual Assault
Three people have died following a shooting over what appears to be a domestic incident in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, said officials, while police said a suspect is still at large. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene, the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services wrote on Twitter. No other patients “have been reported or located at this…
Shooting in Austin Leaves at Least 3 Dead; Suspect Identified
At least three people died following a shooting in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, said officials, while police said a suspect is still at large. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene, the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services wrote on Twitter. No other patients “have been reported or located at this time.” Austin Police Chief Joe Chacon later…
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