When a president settles his own lawsuit to create a fund for allies, fundamental questions arise

By: Austin Sarat

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 1,402

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists. He believed that insurrectionists relinquish their status as citizens the moment they seek to overthrow the government and should never be rewarded for doing so.

Hobbes, one of the finest political theorists of his time, said this in his great political treatise, “Leviathan,” published in 1651 during a civil war in England and Scotland.

Hobbes would likely also take a dim view …

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