NOTE: This post is a companion piece to an earlier post of mine today describing how Bruce Ohr had informed the FBI and DOJ long ago about Christopher Steele’s bias and Fusion GPS’ conflicts of interest, and yet they concealed … Continue reading →
The plot thickens, and it was already plenty thick: A senior Department of Justice official says he repeatedly and specifically told top officials at the FBI and DOJ about dossier author Christopher Steele’s bias and his employer Fusion GPS’ conflicts … Continue reading →
This is a description of the insidious tightening of the state’s grip on France via radar on the roads. The process is a goodly part of what the yellow vests are protesting. Things like this often start with something that … Continue reading →
We don’t know all that much about pot, but much of what we do know is that it appears to be bad for some people: Over the past couple of decades, studies around the globe have found that THC—the active … Continue reading →
Unquestionably, lawyers and law professors can argue on either side of this issue and make a convincing case. But here are some of the arguments Trump’s side will probably use if it comes down to that: It’s likely that President … Continue reading →
How many people who think Trump is a tyrant because he does too much by executive decree felt the same way about Obama when he used the same tool? Does the Venn diagram of those two groups intersect at all? … Continue reading →
The opioid abuse (and overdose) epidemic isn’t fueled by chronic pain patients. Most of the abuse problem involves the use of illicit drugs by addicts, and then to a lesser extent the selling of drugs left over from short-term prescriptions … Continue reading →
There’s a lot of talk that John Roberts is taking up where Anthony Kennedy left off, as the new “swing” justice. This is based not just on the memory of his role in the Obamacare tax vs. penalty brouhaha, but … Continue reading →
James Comey seems to be in “what, me worry?” mode. Lat Monday’s statement of note from this wise public servant was as follows: Mr. Meadows: All right. So, when you saw [that the Steele dossier was funded by a private … Continue reading →
Reading this commentary by John Hinderaker on Comey’s most recent testimony reminds me what an arrogant guy Comey is, among his other flaws—not that we really needed reminding. And Andrew C. McCarthy had this to say about the FBI’s questioning … Continue reading →
Another smart piece from Dershowitz, who says it’s certainly possible that Flynn lied to the FBI and that the FBI acted improperly. Here’s how he describes the latter: The FBI knew the truth [about what Flynn had actually said, and … Continue reading →
Liberal law professor Lara Bazelon has defended the new guidelines for dealing with charges of sexual offenses under Title IX at universities. The headline of her NY Times opinion piece reads “I’m a Democrat and a Feminist. And I Support … Continue reading →