The New Yorker has an interesting article about the changes in the economy and society (I almost wrote “culture” there, but realized that the word has a double meaning in this context) of Humboldt County, California as a result of … Continue reading →
The alleged killers had been in detention in Maryland, but that state doesn’t have a policy of cooperation with ICE’s requests to turn illegal immigrant offenders over for possible deportation. Thus we have this: Last week, police arrested two teenagers, … Continue reading →
That’s the trillion dollar question, isn’t it? I used to think I was rather cynical. And I was. But in recent years I’ve become more so. I’ve seen people get away with much more than I had thought they’d be … Continue reading →
Seems as though we’ve been hearing this sort of thing for a long time now, doesn’t it?: Republican Congressman and House Oversight Committee Member Mark Meadows there will be more information showing that President Trump was set up by senior … Continue reading →
Actually, it was Lynch vs. Comey close to half a year ago, but the testimony wasn’t made public till now: Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch denied to congressional investigators last year that she ever instructed former FBI Director James Comey … Continue reading →
Andrew C. McCarthy has been writing up a storm about Russiagate, Spygate, whatever you want to call it gate, for quite some time now, and he’s always worth reading. Here’s his latest: In rushing out their assessment of Russia’s interference … Continue reading →
I make no predictions about what will ultimately happen as a result of the investigations Bill Barr has ordered into the Russiagate investigation itself. But I do know that if I were Comey or any of the other high-up participants … Continue reading →
By now you’re probably read about the the dismissal of Ronald Sullivan and his wife from their posts at Harvard College’s Winthrop House: The story begins last January when the African American Law School Professor Ronald Sullivan joined Harvey Weinstein’s … Continue reading →
John Solomon has been doing major reporting lately on the subject of the FBI’s knowledge of the phony nature of the Steele dossier. In the latest of a series of articles he’s written on the subject we find this [emphasis … Continue reading →
Attorneys Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing have said that Inspector General Horowitz’s report, due to come out next month, has concluded that the final three FISA warrants pertaining to Russiagate were obtained illegally. I don’t know how their track record … Continue reading →
Maybe yes, maybe no [emphasis mine]: Confidentiality, as the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held in 1991 in U.S. v. Richey, is essential to “maintaining a workable tax system.”… Taxpayer privacy is “fundamental to a tax system that relies … Continue reading →
…and CNN has obligingly given him a Town Hall forum in which to attempt it. Such forums are usually reserved for presidential candidates, and although when last I checked Comey wasn’t running for that office, the field is getting so … Continue reading →