Julius Caesar and his formidable Roman army crossed the Rubicon River in 49 B.C. It was a momentous thing to do. Even today, people describe an important decision or event as “crossing the Rubicon,” ...

“Crossing the Rubicon” means passing a point of no return. The idiom comes from Julius Caesar illegally leading his army across the river Rubicon in 49 B.C., an act that sparked the Roman civil war ...

I have, I’ll concede, been more critical of the North Carolina Supreme Court than most. I have watched, and complained of, their lawlessness, their bold and unrelenting partisanship, their wild and ...

President Trump signs an executive order. (Image from White House video) Commentators love to compare Donald Trump’s norm-breaking ways to Julius Caesar’s momentous decision to “cross the Rubicon” in ...