The Newscasters’ Insights John Sophocleus Amy Howe’s Supreme Court strikes down tariffs, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 20, 2026, 11:00 AM), was among the first to report on the SCotUS ruling on Trump tariffs, widely viewed as unconstitutional by those with a fundamental understanding US tariff history. In their ruling on presidential power, the Supreme Court struck down … Read More
John Sophocleus Most of my readers will recall Elkanah Tisdale’s iconic political cartoon evoking “Gerrymander” nomenclature for Massachusetts’ redistricted manipulations following the 1810 census. A July 18, 2024, post by Neely Tucker featured former chief of the Rare Book & Special Collections Division guest, Mark Dimunation. He offered the following on gerrymandering which has become … Read More
By John Sophocleus Dr. Franklin didn’t answer, “You have a democracy – as long as you can keep it!” in Philadelphia after closing the Constitutional Convention. The Framers and Delegates understood the ills and ends of all democracies, devoutly to be avoided. No matter how many times this poor nomenclature is bantered about by corrupt politburo … Read More
