by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Sep 17, 2019 | Politics
Daniel Pantaleo, the New York City police officer responsible for the death of Eric Garner in an infamous police brutality episode, has finally been fired. It took five years. He applied a fatal choke hold in violation of policy. It happened in broad daylight, it was...
by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 17, 2019 | Election, Opinion, Politics
Watching the current and recent machinations of the Democratic Party, I conclude the title of this essay. With an addendum: By any means necessary. The latest (pathetic) attempt at taking down Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, an allegation of sexual misconduct...
by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 12, 2019 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
Yesterday, on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the New York Times posted and deleted an odd tweet: 18 years have passed since airplanes took aim and brought down the World Trade Center. Today families will once again gather and grieve at the site where more...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Aug 21, 2019 | Opinion, Politics
Another ‘meanie’ tweet from the President has enflamed the partisan battle of the usual lines: Republicans are racists, Democrats are not fit to govern. This time, the bomb seems to have been thrown in an attempt to shift attention away from the crisis on...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Jul 22, 2019 | Immigration, Opinion, Politics
Q: What do our border emergencies and the readiness of our military have in common? A: The Firemen First Principal. This refers to the government’s way of closing down its vital functions before they look to strip out waste or alter failed policies. Once...
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