Tag: history
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When Institutions Treat an Elected President as an Exceptional Threat
The document explores the constitutional implications of Donald Trump’s presidency, emphasizing how perceived threats from his leadership prompted various institutions to engage in unconventional resistance. It argues that this decentralized coordination can subvert constitutional norms, challenging the balance of power and ultimately the legitimacy of democratic governance. The various factions’ justification for extraordinary measures highlights…
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Happy 88th birthday, Grammy Frances
Remembering Grammy Frances A Celebration of Frances Wayne Doggett Smith September 19, 1938 – May 3, 2002 On September 19, 2026, we remember and celebrate Frances Wayne Doggett Smith, known lovingly by her grandchildren as “Grammy Frances.” Had she been with us today, Frances would have celebrated her 88th birthday. Her birthday is an opportunity…
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APPENDIX A: THE ANCESTRAL DOSSIER
A Speculative History of the Hargrove-Richbourg Intelligence Network, 825 AD to Present Note to the reader: What follows is, officially, speculation. The biographical facts are real. The interpretation of those facts as evidence of a multigenerational covert operations network is the author’s alone, and he accepts full responsibility for it. The CIA has neither confirmed…
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A THOUGHT EXPERIMENT FOR EVERY AMERICAN, REGARDLESS OF PARTY
The Founders called this republic an experiment. Madison said so explicitly. Hamilton opened the Federalist Papers asking whether societies of men are capable of governing themselves by “reflection and choice” — or whether they are forever destined to be governed by “accident and force.” That question has never been permanently answered. It gets re-answered by…
