John Chettle contributed articles to The Weekly Standard between 2010 and 2017. His pieces covered topics ranging from political commentary and economic policy to historical and ethical reflections, including a piece examining Abraham Lincoln through the lens of legal ethics.
On the day before Lincoln left Springfield on his way to assume the presidency of a nation on the brink of civil war, he walked for the last time down the stairs from his office, paused on the boardwalk, and looked up at the battered shingle that advertised his law firm: LINCOLN & HERNDON. "Let it…
In dealing with our current economic crisis, we might remember that a recession is not a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Although economists differ on just what constitutes a recession, there have been some 47 in the United States since 1790. There have been 11 since 1945, and they have averaged 10…