Law & Politics
A President with Dreams of Dictatorship
We should certainly celebrate America’s beautiful experiment of democracy on the 4th of July, but without the military parades that pander to one man’s dictatorial tendencies.
Law & Politics
Barred from Obstruction
Why the Attorney General’s unilateral exoneration of the President for obstruction is not only grossly misleading, but detrimental to the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution.
Law & Politics
Pardon and Prison: An Analysis of Trump’s Pardon Power and How It Could Lead to Obstruction
The article analyzes Trump’s legal ability to save himself and his associates through his pardon power. The analysis also examines what charges Mueller might be able to bring should Trump try to pardon potential co-conspirators, or even himself.
Law & Politics
Midterm Prep – What to Watch and Read
There is a lot of noise in the media and from the President’s twitter account in advance of the U.S. Midterm Elections on Tuesday, November 6. Sifting through this morass can be challenging at best – below are a few sources you should read or watch, especially if you are Read more…
Law & Politics
The Republican Kavanaugh Hypocrisy
I have not shied from voicing my displeasure toward the Republican Party as of late. Too often in the past they’ve taken the moral high ground, particularly during the Clinton administration (where we discussed the President’s sex life for 2 full years), only to smack themselves with hypocrisy once one Read more…
Books Culture Law & Politics
1984
Much has been said about George Orwell’s classic, 1984, as of late. This dystopian novel has recently shot to the top of the bestseller list in the current age of alternative facts and critical thought suppression. The book had been on my reading list for some time, so I thought Read more…
Law & Politics
I Am No Longer a Republican – A Millennial Perspective
Why I no longer belong to a party that embraces the moral decay of this P.T. Barnum of Presidents.
Law & Politics
The Crazy Case of Michael Cohen
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…
Culture Law & Politics
Guns: Can America Finally Address this Epidemic?
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…
Culture Law & Politics
Gun Regulation? No, 2018 Starts with a Shutdown
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…