Charles van Heck's Woodhull Journal

Constitution

  • THE TIME HAS COME FOR AN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT

    April 5th marks the beginning of a Solidarity Movement here in the States. Those of us who are older remember the nonviolent struggle against the Polish authoritarian communist government. The movement was a coalition of union workers, students, intellectuals, farmers,… Continue reading

  • SKATING ON A RAZOR’S EDGE

    This morning, I awoke feeling as if I were skating on a razor’s edge to the Rolling Stone’s “Sympathy for the Devil.” I distinctly recall one of the last conversations with my father. This took place on an April afternoon… Continue reading

  • The Unitary Executive Theory

    Part II: The President, the Ghost of Justice Scalia and the Ghostbusters    Have you ever thought about the word all? This simple word, used either as a noun or an adverb, when used for emphasis, is easily taken for… Continue reading

  • THE UNITARY EXECUTIVE THEORY

    PART ONE: ON MONARCHY On February 11th, Justice Sonia Sotomayor reminded faculty and students at a Florida college that, “Our founders were hellbent on ensuring that we didn’t have a monarchy, and the first way they thought of doing this… Continue reading