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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.
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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.
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A Loan with My Degree
Hank is trying to survive after graduate school while saddled with mounting student loan debt. He speaks with his loan service provider about his options.
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The Five Best Podcasts – Culture, News, Politics
Five of my current favorite podcasts, covering culture, news, and politics.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Sexual Assault and Harassment Have No Political Party
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…
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The Poet President – Character Traits for All Leaders
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…