Tag Archives: bad decisions

April 2, 2014

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Joel Byers

On April 2, 2014, the US Supreme Court ruled that political candidates were a commodity that could be bought and sold just like hog belly futures. They ruled that it was unconstitutional to place restrictions on the total amount of money that individuals (not real persons, but individuals, which included corporations) could donate to political … Continue reading →

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March 18, 37

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 18, 37 CE,to that point in time, the Roman Senate made the worst decision ever in deciding who to appoint as a country’s leader. It annulled the late Roman emperor Tiberius’s will and proclaimed Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus as emperor. The person who would become known as Caligula. Over the next two … Continue reading →

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