@AShallowLake@WondereLand_ Cormac McCarthy is considered one of the greatest modern American authors, but it wasn't until 2005 when he wrote No Country for Old Men that his genius was recognized, particularly his magnum opus, Blood Meridian (which was written in 1985). I am not him.
@DumbartonOaks @dianne_s_harris I'm trying to find a recording of Dianne Harris' lecture but I seem to be missing something with the link. Is the talk still available?
@tedgioia This is a crappy side of Wikipedia that is news to me and really interesting. I haven't dug as deep as I'm wont to do but I'm curious about @doctorow's thoughts on considerations for experts/verifiable citations and the recovery process.
@Dysgruntledd@Kim_Picazio @porkchopsuit @mrswhiskeykitty @BLaw Fair enough, there is a reason that wasn't in the final text. However, why do you believe Jefferson would be horrified when he wrote, "...those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties."?
@mrswhiskeykitty @Kim_Picazio@Dysgruntledd @porkchopsuit @BLaw Backtracking my comment a bit, the "laziness" is kinda a feature. They knew the constitution was not going to be perfect and their flaws; they wrote it to be amorphous and amended to fit the wants of the people.
That process goes awry when the powers that be are rogue jackasses.
@Kim_Picazio@Dysgruntledd @porkchopsuit @mrswhiskeykitty @BLaw The constitution is my least favorite example of laziness. The 1st amendment text doesn't explicitly have those words "separation of church and state" but Thomas Jefferson literally outlines and uses that phrase to explain the 1st amendment. https://t.co/dkbDDIvnPn