by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Jul 25, 2016 | Culture, Politics
At the quaint level of public service where appearances of corruption to the public are considered, we find a great contrast with the steady news diet of stories of elite misbehavior. As you read, remember that not one financier has ever been deprived of a day’s...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 5, 2016 | Culture, Opinion
Most of us understand that there are limits on the protection offered by the Constitution for speech, and most of us have heard of the shouting Fire! in a crowded theater exception. We rarely specify, but generally understand, that it is only when the announcement is...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 5, 2016 | Election, Politics
This morning, FBI Director James Comey made a brief statement regarding the investigation into the Clinton email matter. The short version: no charges. The slightly longer version: Although there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 1, 2016 | Guns, Politics
Democratic Senator Lindsey Graham recently opined, during a press conference urging further restrictions on gun rights, that: every right Ñ whether speech or buying a weapon or any other constitutional right Ñ has boundaries on it Graham’s assertion was made in...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 24, 2016 | Economics, Politics
Thoughts on the Brexit This morning’s news that the Great Britain’s voters chose to leave the European Union, a decision that caught the money people of the world by surprise, sent markets tumbling, shocked politicians and prognosticators, and will have...
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