11 Oct, 2022
Dictatorship? Raise hands
Show of hands: Who wants the US to be a dictatorship? Ah, no one? Well, almost no one. We see your hand, Mr. Trump.
1 Aug, 2022
My weekend with the good guys
You may find this shocking, but a little over a decade ago I spent a weekend learning how to shoot a handgun — under the auspices of the NRA. I wound up earning myself an NRA “personal protection in the home” certificate.
13 Jul, 2022
Supreme Court denies religious freedom
A good friend who heads a leading law firm once explained that when a lawyer’s case is weak, he argues precedent. He relies on historical findings in similar cases to razzle-dazzle the judge and jury. But when a lawyer is in command of his case, understands how and why his position is fair and just, he doesn’t sway the court with arcane case law.
26 May, 2022
Supreme Court’s latest decision devastating for death row inmates
On May 23, 2022, the Supreme Court issued yet another decision that does greater injustice to the US criminal (in)justice system...
27 Sep, 2020
Babbling in ‘Tongues’
“President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court may rouse debate over the dubious Christian practice of...
3 Jul, 2020
The Language of Vote Suppression
“There are many ways to suppress a vote. If you’ve followed elections in various states over the past two years,...
25 Jun, 2020
Conservatives lose – and lose – and lose
“This month’s Supreme Court decree that gays cannot be fired from jobs simply because they’re gay is a solid blow...
24 Sep, 2018
Cancel Kavanaugh
“It is shameful that we are still talking about Bret Kavanaugh. He should be gone. Finished. Yesterday’s news. After the...
16 Jan, 2017
January 17th
““I won’t be able to make that appointment as I’ll be in jail next Tuesday,” I told the nurse who...
30 Oct, 2016
Supremes, the Senate and the Dirty Donalds, Segretti to Trump
“OK, the Republicans said when Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away late last winter, we are not going to...
22 Jul, 2016
Ready?
“So, let’s channel the cranky ghost of George Wallace as he justified his 1968 run for the presidency when he...