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If absolute power corrupts, NC Republicans are well on their way | Opinion
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLord John Acton wrote “power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Senator Phil...
Eric Barone goes mad with power: He's revealing a single Stardew Valley update patch note every day
PC Gamer via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEric Barone. "Power tends to corrupt," Lord Acton warned us in 1870. "And absolute power corrupts...
Editorial: DeSantis hides abuse of power behind ‘executive privilege’
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely” — Lord Acton, British historian, parliamentarian and philosopher, 1887. Conservatives used to fondly quote Acton’s timeless warning ...
Every State Fair of Texas attendee is at risk — because smoking is still A-OK there | Opinion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSmoking at the fair not safe The operators of the State Fair of Texas claim they are doing...
EDITORIAL: Release of Trump taxes a belated win for political norms
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 22—"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." That 1887 axiom from Lord Acton has stood the test of time. Nowhere is there more power than in the Oval Office, the ...
Debidatta Mahapatra: Understanding the moral and ethical foundation of the U.S. Constitution
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhile discussing Constitution Day recently with my students, one thing I encountered consistently...
Opinion: The four important takeaways for Ken Paxton
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIt will take 21 of 31 Texas senators’ votes to convict suspended Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose impeachment trial on more than a dozen...
Letters to the Editor: Justice Alito says the Supreme Court is no place for ethics rules
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJustice Samuel A. Alito Jr. is the first member of the Supreme Court to take a public stand against...
Corruption is thriving in Latin America, and may keep rising. US fights back | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIt’s no secret that Latin America has long suffered from chronic corruption, but a new ranking of...
5 Missouri Republican reps voted to keep majority in House instead of cleaning house | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAs a former congressman from Missouri, I know that voting to expel or sanction a fellow member of...
