In the debate over Presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, both sides present the issues as unprecedented. They are not. Charles I of England thought he had immunity: since he ruled by divine right, he was above all secular laws.  Parliament disagreed, and there was a civil war.  Charles lost – badly enough to be beheaded. […]

Why do so many prefer authoritarian governments? “Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus, and we petty men Walk under his huge legs and peep about To find ourselves dishonorable graves. Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in […]