by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 28, 2018 | Opinion, Politics
Nestled among all this week’s momentous news by and of the Supreme Court, we find the story of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28 year old Bernie Sanders acolyte who just upended the number-four Democrat in the House, 14 term incumbent Joe Crowley, in...
by Karl Wright | Jun 16, 2018 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
The first presidential election I fully participated in was in 1980. I spent a fair bit of time watching the evening news, and learning from them that Ronald Reagan was willing, nay eager, to start a nuclear war. Furthermore, he had authoritarian tendencies comparable...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Jun 5, 2018 | Drug Policy
The number of drug addicts in the USA is on the rise, and opioid overdoses are killing Americans at rate where policy must adapt. Adapt, because our attempt to incarcerate our way out of this problem has resulted in what is the greatest jailing of people in the...
by Peter Venetoklis | May 29, 2018 | Opinion, Politics
With the appointment of Barbara Underwood, New York’s solicitor general, to the position of interim NY State Attorney General, the public aspect of the Eric Schneiderman imbroglio has come to a close. As a reminder, Schneiderman, a self-styled champion of the...
by Peter Venetoklis | May 7, 2018 | Opinion, Politics
One might think that, after almost 18 months of hyperventilation, the kick-Trump-out crowd would have passed out. Or, at least found a paper bag into which to inhale and exhale until they calmed down a bit. Yes, Mueller’s investigation continues, and it remains...
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