The South wanted slaves to count as full persons for voting purposes. The North wanted them to count as 3/5. Is this because the North thought less of blacks than the South? No. It is because the North was so against slavery they wanted the practice to end. Counting slaves as full persons would haveContinue reading “Wisdom 💬💎”
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a little about a LOT
I love this podcast where one of my favorite commentators, Ben Shapiro, calls out the reliance upon an elite expert class. Shapiro is always so wise and witty. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0lkPW2R35RUv1EDpCvAZbi?si=93CL-7P2TASClr0E2AciKA When I left my full time legal career to stay at home with my first baby which turned into five babies over the next 7 years,Continue reading “a little about a LOT”
Sticks & Stones
I love to listen to The Message version of The Holy Bible app first thing in the morning. I know my Mom would not approve because to her the only true Word of God was the King James, but even though I have read the Bible several times through I still gain so many newContinue reading “Sticks & Stones”
Thoughts on the Tuskegee and Holocaust Experiments, Experimental Vaccines and the First Amendment
Do you recall the Tuskegee Syphillis Experiment/“Study”? It was a project that spanned 1932-72 wherein a group of poor black men with syphillis were observed and told they were being treated for “bad blood”. No informed consent was obtained and they were not provided with the treatment of the day which toward the end ofContinue reading “Thoughts on the Tuskegee and Holocaust Experiments, Experimental Vaccines and the First Amendment”
On Race
Why is the government the only one asking about our race? In completing forms for private businesses I cannot recall a time when I was asked to provide my race. However every government form always asks me to choose one, with no option of choosing prefer not to answer. The most recent one had aContinue reading “On Race”
Notes From Real Life 