From Cicero’s De Officiis to the Magna Carta and the homesteaders of 1862 to the millennials of 2023, humankind has long recognized the importance of a place to call home. Codified in the Fifth Amendment (“…nor shall private...more
On January 26, 2022, the European Commission published its proposal for a “European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles for the Digital Decade”. The Declaration transposes fundamental rights of EU citizens into the...more
Under the new Section 7345 of the Internal Revenue Code coming into effect in January 2018, Congress has given the IRS the power to “certify” the names of delinquent taxpayers to the State Department for purposes of denying...more
I’m continuing my desultory study of the Magna Carta, which marked its 800th birthday last June. Although the original charter was written in Latin, my occasional efforts at translation has made me keenly aware that it uses...more
On Monday, I wrote about the upcoming 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. The California Assembly recently took note of the upcoming octocentennial and is considering adoption of a commemorative concurrent resolution. The...more
On Saturday, The Wall Street Journal published an article by Daniel Harmann celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. In recognition of this event, this blog has sporadically published translations of portions of...more
In English, we have two articles – “the” is the definite article and “a/an” is the indefinite article. Latin, on the other hand, lacks articles, definite or indefinite. Indeed, the great first century Roman rhetorician...more
As I’ve mentioned, this year marks the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta by King John at Runnymede. I previously posted the introduction and my translation of the original Latin of the 1215 version. Today,...more
This year marks the 800th anniversary of King John of England’s sealing of the Magna Carta at the field of Runnymede. Readers may remember that King John was the youngest brother of the more celebrated Richard Coeur de Lion...more