(Written for a Public Law & Judicial Process [GOVT301] class at George Mason University.)
One of the most fascinating issues to ever deal with international law first graced the floor of a British courtroom on November 25, 1968. A former English major Paddy Roy Bates was charged with various violations of British law after being captured about seven nautical miles off the eastern coast of England by a vessel of the British navy.
It was a Tuesday morning and I had overslept. I quickly showered and power-walked from my dorm to a Lecture Hall in the Sci/Tech building only minutes late for my 9:00 a.m. Government 130 class. Usually I would have read the day’s top stories before I left, and had I been on time I might’ve just barely caught the first report of the first plane hitting New York’s World Trade Center tower.
Good morning. I’m Scott Bradford, and I was asked to speak to you this morning about Harvest of Hope, which is the ecumenical study/worship/action retreat program of the Society of Saint Andrew designed to educate youth and adults about the problem of hunger. In fewer words, it is an amazing and life-changing experience.
Well, fortunately or not it’s now time for me to chime in on the stock market. I’ve bitten my tongue for years, biding my time and waiting to see how firm my understanding of the stock trading systems were. Now, looking back, it is utterly clear to me that when I first started making predictions about the market in the year 2000 I was right on the money (or, at least, I would’ve been were I an investor).
This past Thursday was the 4th of July, which for us Americans was the celebration of our nation’s Independence Day. Many chose to spend this day in large groups watching fireworks, whether it be in huge shows like that on The Mall in Washington, DC, or in smaller shows in towns like Bedford, Virginia. We spend this time oohing and aahing at the exploding man-made lights in the sky based, oddly enough, on Chinese technology.
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.
