TGIF: Empire on Their Minds

The conflict in Ukraine has prompted several level-headed commentators to point out that, of all governments, the U.S. government is in no position to lecture Russia about respecting other nations’ borders.

Read it here.

Regarding the "Founding Fathers"

How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?

--Samuel Johnson, "Taxation No Tyranny," 1775

In this connection, see Rad Geek's post here.