Such as it is, the zenith of western civilization that we live in – air conditioning, the internet, medicine, entertainment, the lack of predators hunting us when we leave our homes, and the ability to watch war and death from afar from the comfort of our phones, all unlike the past when our worries were more and greater – was given to us by great men and women from those that came before.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, saying Tuesday that it is in the public interest to relieve her of her duties as she faces two federal charges.

Meeting a judge is scary, right? For someone who doesn't practice law, I may have been a bit nervous before the interview. However, upon being led to Judge Vernon Daniels’ office, I came upon a scene of him playing with his grandson. Cartoons were being played on a TV, and stuffed animals took up much of the space of his desk, and he rose to greet me. Much of my trepidation melted away, for the first thing I saw of him was kindness.