Plus, the staged spectacle of him imperiously signing stacks of orders, proclamations, and pardons in a show of “Kingliness.” In the 1787 Constitutional Convention, the framers were clear on what they ...

In ancient India, an ambitious warlord needed to sponsor rituals by Brahmins. The successful completion of this ritual would mean he was favoured by the gods. The rituals are described in the Yajur ...