I think that had to be a passing thought for anyone watching those scenes. Dramatic, supererogatory displays of dignity are not out of place in the Capitol, as they would be in my living-room. Capitol, where different standards should apply. Our legislators were just doing the prudent thing - the same thing you or I would have done, probably.īut then, this was the U.S. It wasn't very dignified, although in the nature of things I guess it couldn't be. At one point they showed film footage of the senators and Congressmen - those wise elders of our nation - scampering off to safety under the guidance of armed Capitol Hill cops while an un-armed mob filled the corridors. The story floated into my mind this week during the impeachment proceedings in Congress. It is, or at any rate used to be, a favorite with teachers. If you did high school Latin, you probably know this one. I'll start this week with a story from the classics. That, sort of, is what my opening segments are all about.Ġ2 - Power and dignity. I apologize for all the dirt and smell, but one must do one's duty. This week I do a dumpster dive into the nation's politics.
And Radio Derb is on the air! A welcome here from your cyclically genial host John Derbyshire, with some highlights from the week's news. (From Hungary.)Ĥ4m23s Vaccines for Guantánamo? (No: but why are Mohammeds still there?)Ĥ6m28s Controversy spreads. (Cherish localism.)Ĥ2m50s Good news on fertility. (Common in immigration.)Ĥ0m57s Oklahoma still OK. (We know, they know we know, they don't care.)ģ5m42s Stories that write their own comment threads. (And institutional Republicanism, hell no!)Ģ6m27s Masters of silence. (What's driving it?)ġ8m18s Trumpism yes, Trump no. (A story from the classics.)ġ2m27s Impeachment psychology.
(We expect more than the usual.)Ġ6m18s The stuff Romans were made of.