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On the Inauguration of ’46: Heeding the Words of ‘2
“Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people.” On this day of our nation’s rockiest Presidential Inauguration, I turn my thoughts to John Adams. “Power always … Continue reading
Sons of Liberty
September 10, 2020 Cambridge, MA A chilly drizzle sprinkles discomfort over our Black Lives Matter evening vigil. The number of people taking a knee since late May has shriveled to five. My meditation wanders from the horror of Officer Derek … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, Cambridge MA, John Adams, Samuel Adams
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Politics: Will I Play the Money Game?
This essay was published by WBUR Cognoscenti, on March 26, 2014. http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2014/03/26/elizabeth-warren-jeanne-shaheen-scott-brown-paul-e-fallon The buzz about Scott Brown running for the U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire struck closer when an email from Elizabeth Warren showed up in my inbox. Her missive … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Warren, Jeanne Shaheen, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Karl Rove, Scott Brown
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Where is Our Nation of Laws?
John Adams, the hard-nosed framer of the Massachusetts Constitution, which became the model for the U.S. Constitution, once heralded our achievement as creating a nation of laws rather than a nation of men. He envisioned a republic released from the … Continue reading