Oakland Officials Get SMART to Circumvent the Constitution
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is clear: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and...
Politics
Alleged Wikileaks Source Bradley Manning Arrested
Federal officials charged the alleged source for the April Wikileaks video that exposed U.S....
Congressman Stark Resents Hard-hitting Questions
What happens when our elected officials forget that they are subject to the will...
ACLU Tries to Ground No-Fly List
Once in a while the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) gets something right. Case...
A Taxing Proposal for Online Retailers
There are many positive features about shopping online, including convenience, selection, and speed. There...
Globe Tabloid: “Obama Was Not Born in U.S.”
Since President Obama’s campaign in 2008, a growing number of Americans have raised questions regarding...
Obama Proposes Supplementing Afghan/Iraq Soldiers With Social Workers
President Obama renewed his call for a “Civilian Expeditionary Workforce” to supplement the efforts...
After Court Ruling, Chicago Adopts New Gun Control Ordinance
Just four days after the Supreme Court essentially struck down the City of Chicago’s...
Steele Galvanizes Neocon Hawks
Michael Kinsley famously defined a gaffe as “when a politician inadvertently tells the truth.”...
The McDonald Decision and the Second Amendment
The Supreme Court has issued its ruling in the case of McDonald v. City...
Financial Reform: Expanding Hubris, Limiting Freedom
When the House passed the 2,319-page Dodd-Frank financial reform bill by a vote of...
Petraeus Arrives in Afghanistan as Taliban Attack
New U.S. commander Gen. David Petraeus arrived in Afghanistan on July 2 to assume...
The Right’s Posturing and the Left’s Illogic
Broken down into its most simple explanation, cognitive dissonance is when one spouts diametrically...
Black Landowners Fight to Reclaim Land Taken by Feds
A group of black former residents of an area of McIntosh County, Georgia, known...
Kagan Promises She’ll Reread Federalist Papers
President Barack Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan on May 10 to occupy the...
High Court Rules Against Christian Group at California Law School
The U.S Supreme Court ruled five to four on June 28 that a University...
Kagan, Confirmation, and the Constitution
Elena Kagan's responses to the questions put to her by the Senate are worthy...
Graham, Kagan and the Global “Battlefield”
As a preface to a series of questions about the due process afforded the...
Kagan Remains Vague in Day Three of Hearings
Day three of Elena Kagan’s hearings to be the next Supreme Court justice was...
Memorializing Stalin — in Virginia
Born in 1878 to a drunken father and strict religious mother, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin...