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The Michael Cohen case fascinates me. Here is a lawyer who cut his teeth trying small-time car accident cases inside a Queens, N.Y taxi garage. He was basically an automotive version of an ambulance chasing, personal injury attorney. Cohen’s Taxi and Gambling “Empire” Before joining the Trump Organization, Mr. Cohen, Read more…
Already in 2018, there have been more than a dozen school shootings in the United States. We are only in March. In November 2017, a little over a month after the Las Vegas shooting, we asked “Where is the Outrage? A Call to End America’s Gun Epidemic.” Even though almost Read more…
We predicted this two months ago. At that time, PolisPandit wrote an article about one month after the Las Vegas massacre, and asked: where is the outrage? America had already moved on from the gun debate. We stopped asking how we could prevent another mass shooting, and instead proceeded with Read more…
The internet plays a pivotal role in democracy. It is a forum for free speech, venue for social activism, and origin of many grassroots movements. Prior to Thursday, December 14th, it did not matter whether you were a major service and content provider like Netflix, or a sole proprietor with Read more…
Harvey Weinstein opened the floodgates. Ever since the New York Times reported in early October how Harvey paid off sexual harassment accusers for decades, countless men across political party lines, sexual orientations, and industries have received similar accusations. Some have found themselves directly under the spotlight of intense public outrage, Read more…
On Monday, November 13, 2017, Missouri’s attorney general, Josh Hawley, launched an investigation into Google’s handling of its consumer’s data, and whether it manipulated search results to favor its own products. The investigation will focus on three issues, according to Mr. Hawley: Scope – the depth and breadth of Google’s Read more…
Happy Veteran’s Day. Today we remember those who served. Freedom in America, a right often taken for granted, has never been free. Americans can enjoy it today because many men and women have fought to secure it. Yet these same people who risk their lives for America’s freedom often return Read more…
Where is the outrage? A little over a month has passed since the October 1st Las Vegas massacre, and already, media outlets have buried updates about the shooting on their websites and newspapers. Take a tour of the major sources (NYT, WSJ, CNN, Fox, MSNBC). You will be hard-pressed to Read more…
All presidents should be poets. When Senegal elected its first president in September 1960, it did not select a military dictator or communist revolutionary. Following centuries of European rule, Senegal elected a poet. Léopold Sédar Senghor became Senegal’s first president after he successfully convinced President Charles de Gaulle of France Read more…
The American media loves to report on Presidential elections. From e-mail scandals to birth certificates, West Point admissions to unfathomable hairstyles, the American media will stop at nothing to run another sound bite or story on Presidential elections, even when primary season is in its infancy. Senate, congressional, and gubernatorial Read more…