USH: Constitution Archives - Daniel Aaron Lazar Sun, 26 Sep 2021 15:20:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 4 Minute Animated Lecture: The Making of the American Constitution https://daniellazar.com/2015/08/16/ted-talk-the-making-of-the-american-constitution/ Sun, 16 Aug 2015 12:04:44 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5350 The post 4 Minute Animated Lecture: The Making of the American Constitution appeared first on Daniel Aaron Lazar.

]]> One Nation Under God? https://daniellazar.com/2015/08/16/one-nation-under-god/ Sun, 16 Aug 2015 11:59:07 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5348 The words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance and the phrase “In God we trust” on the back of a dollar bill haven’t been there as long as most Americans might think. Those references were inserted in the 1950s during the Eisenhower administration, the same decade that the National Prayer Breakfast was launched, according … Continue reading One Nation Under God? →

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]]> Supreme Court throws out conviction for violent Facebook postings https://daniellazar.com/2015/08/05/supreme-court-throws-out-conviction-for-violent-facebook-postings/ Wed, 05 Aug 2015 10:02:13 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5327 The Supreme Court on Monday made it harder for prosecutors to convict those who make violent statements on Facebook and other social media, saying it is not enough that an ordinary person would find the rants threatening. In its first examination of the murky rules regarding conduct on the Internet, the court moved cautiously while … Continue reading Supreme Court throws out conviction for violent Facebook postings →

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]]> Pardon Pot Prisoners? https://daniellazar.com/2015/08/05/5293/ Wed, 05 Aug 2015 08:39:47 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5293 On Monday, President Obama commuted the sentences of 46 federal prisoners locked up for nonviolent drug offenses, raising the total number of commutations he’s issued to 89. The decision came 15 months after former Attorney General Eric Holder announced the president’s request to prioritize clemency applications from nonviolent, well-behaved, oversentenced drug offenders. While there’s still … Continue reading Pardon Pot Prisoners? →

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]]> KCRW Discussion: One Nation under God…but Since When? https://daniellazar.com/2015/05/12/kcrw-discussion-one-nation-under-godbut-since-when/ Tue, 12 May 2015 06:59:17 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5258 American values may be compatible with the Christian Bible…but the Founding Fathers insisted on the separation of church and state. Yet many Americans believe they live in a historically “Christian Nation.” We hear about a long-running campaign to associate religion and politics.

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]]> The Comparative Constitutions Project https://daniellazar.com/2013/10/27/the-comparative-constitutions-project/ Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:20:59 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4729 You can now read, search, and compare 160 constitutions from around the world thanks to Constitute, a website launched by Google on Monday. The site, developed by the Comparative Constitutions Project, with seed funding by Google Ideas, has digitized the constitutions of 160 countries, making them fully searchable. A user can browse the constitutions using nearly 350 … Continue reading The Comparative Constitutions Project →

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]]> The 11 (5 Really) Declarations of War https://daniellazar.com/2013/09/02/the-11-5-really-declarations-of-war/ Mon, 02 Sep 2013 14:46:56 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4661 As one might expect there is more to this story...

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]]> The “I Heart Boobies” Case Could Decide the Fate of Free Speech for Students https://daniellazar.com/2013/08/13/the-i-%e2%99%a5-boobies-case-could-decide-the-fate-of-free-speech-for-students/ Tue, 13 Aug 2013 19:50:22 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4567 This week, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Philadelphia, ruled in a longstanding case about the appropriateness of silicone bracelets inscribed with “I ? boobies!” in schools. The bracelets are sold around the country by the Keep A Breast Foundation to raise awareness for breast cancer research.  Often, students wear the bracelets to … Continue reading The “I Heart Boobies” Case Could Decide the Fate of Free Speech for Students →

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]]> What a Cattle-Theft Case Could Mean for U.S. Law Enforcement Use of Drones https://daniellazar.com/2013/08/13/what-a-cattle-theft-case-could-mean-for-u-s-law-enforcement-use-of-drones/ Tue, 13 Aug 2013 19:27:58 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4556 It was a strange and historic moment when North Dakota police decided to call in an unmanned Predator surveillance drone over a farmers’ dispute about animals. Now a court case in the small town of Lakota has become the primary testing ground for the use of unmanned aircraft by law enforcement across America. The odd … Continue reading What a Cattle-Theft Case Could Mean for U.S. Law Enforcement Use of Drones →

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]]> Founding Rivalries: More Like Squabbling Brothers Than Fathers https://daniellazar.com/2013/06/21/founding-rivalries-more-like-squabbling-brothers-than-fathers/ Fri, 21 Jun 2013 09:32:09 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4551 Intrigue, duplicity, back-stabbing, and character assassination. Think it sounds like American politics today? Try the 1790s, a decade that saw Thomas Paine–famous pamphleteer for the revolutionary cause–denounce President George Washington as a “hypocrite in public life” for signing a treaty with England. And earlier in the same decade, you’ll find the recently retired secretary of … Continue reading Founding Rivalries: More Like Squabbling Brothers Than Fathers →

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