[NOTE: I noticed a recent discussion on the blog about what constitutes a religion. And so I thought it might be apropos to revisit a post from 2017 on that very topic. Here it is.] The question of how a … Continue reading →
Well, well, well. Fancy that: The nation was put through a traumatic and disruptive series of court cases designed to stymie and hamstring and bankrupt and discourage – and if possible imprison, although that was a secondary goal – Donald … Continue reading →
House member Matt Gaetz was a controversial AG nominee from the start, and there was plenty of speculation that he wasn’t nominated with the intent of his actually being confirmed. At any rate, he’s withdrawn his name, saying: While the … Continue reading →
Jose Iberra has been convicted of murdering Laken Riley and sentenced to life imprisonment (which I suppose, in a way, is another sort of free ride, but a less pleasant one): Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge Patrick Haggard found Ibarra … Continue reading →
This: Hubbard County Auditor Kay Rave filed a complaint after she determined that she could not find completed registration forms among the ballots she received from Scouton’s jurisdiction. This complaint led to an investigation by the Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office. … Continue reading →
Judge Merchan has paused the sentencing in the so-called hush money case against Trump, and the pause might be extended: New York prosecutors told the judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Tuesday that his sentencing should … Continue reading →
One can hardly blame Trump for wanting to go after the people who used lawfare against him – who invented charges and twisted the intent of statutes in order to end his political career, bankrupt him and his family, and … Continue reading →
Never a dull moment with Trump, although one might wish for a few. So, what about Gaetz? Is Trump’s decision to put him up for Attorney General the ultimate troll? Is it even meant to be serious, or some sort … Continue reading →
A CIA operative has been arrested for the leak of Israel’s plans on Iran: A Guam-based CIA staffer named Asif W. Rahman was arrested after the Israeli plan for a counter-strike on Iran was passed on to Iranian-linked social media … Continue reading →
Turley is one of those lawyers I came to deeply respect years ago. He’s an Independent, as far as I can tell, but more importantly he’s a person who’s not afraid to follow the truth wherever it leads him. Sure, … Continue reading →
So many stories to cover. (1) In Pennsylvania: Lancaster County officials announced in a news conference Friday that they are investigating two large batches of voter registration forms that are suspected of being fraudulent. During the news conference, Lancaster County … Continue reading →
Yesterday I got something in the mail from the ACLU that purported to be a survey. But although it had questions – all leading, all assuming I was on the left – it was the cover letter that grabbed my … Continue reading →