The American Thinker: “Obama's Ides-of-March Moment is Near” Written by Media Matters Staff Published 02/24/10 4:32 PM EST From a February 24 article on The American Thinker: National Geographic: Julius Caesar's bloody assassination on March 15, 44 B.C., forever marked March 15, or the Ides of March, as a day of infamy. It has fascinated scholars and writers ever since.