ANONYMITY
Anonymity can be a powerful tool, as well as a description of non-existence. “How effective would anonymity be as a punishment, compared with regular judicial …
RUSSIAN SPIES
I have tended to think that worrying about Russian spies was a remnant of the old Cold War. It has certainly faded from the news …
RICHARD DREYFUSS
We are sending badly educated people to Washington DC to form the government that is supposed to represent us in the American experiment of democracy. …
TOO MANY HATS
“Too many hats” sounds like an admonition of a person who takes on so many different roles that they perform all of them badly. Equally, …
WAR OVER WATER
I have written several blogs suggesting “war over water” will be the next world war. We seem to have almost daily examples in our news …
PUERTO RICO AND THE SUPREME COURT
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Supreme Court don’t interact very often, but an obscure case recently accepted by the Court could have significant consequences for …
CIVIL WAR
Civil war in the United States always conjures up images of multiple battles that decimated the troops on both sides, and was basically fought over …
REASON VERSUS IMPRESSION
The concepts of reason versus impression were the basis of advice given to Republican presidential candidate, Richard Nixon, during his campaign in 1968. An article …
US SUPREME COURT
The US Supreme Court is supposed to be the ultimate adjudicator of the U.S. justice system as it applies to the U.S. Constitution and federal …
AMBULANCES AND FIRE TRUCKS
Ambulances and fire trucks are gregarious in the United States? You rarely see one without the other in any sort of emergency situation. Since moving …