The Divine Right of Kings drew extensively from key biblical ... their rule and assert absolute authority to restore order and stability. King James VI of Scotland and I of England, a prominent ...

What if the writ of habeas corpus has been guaranteed to the British since 1215 and to Americans since 1789? What if this ...

Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Report this post. The Divine Right of Kings theology asserts that monarchs derive absolute authority directly from God, making their rule ...

What if arrest without trial transforms our democracy into a monarchy? What if this happens right before our eyes? What do we ...

Well, this is due to an old political and religious ­doctrine called “divine right of kings.” Basically, it asserts that a monarch’s right to rule comes directly from God, so he or she is ...

Silencing and capturing universities and the free press—both of them crucial sources of knowledge essential to democratic ...

Misusing quotations from Shakespeare’s characters is a perennial problem. Kudos to the judge in the Perkins Coie case for ...

Like every college educator in the country, I’m finishing spring semester grading for one last class, communication and the law, and preparing to teach an online summer course (also ...

It upended the political universe, declaring that sovereignty lies in the people, not in the divine right of kings. It was equally ... created in unique ways in order to maximize the fundamental ...