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… Democracy On Trial – FRONTLINE …

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…. What It Is …

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… MIRANDA’S LAST GIFT …

When our daughter died suddenly, she left us with grief, memories—and Ringo. By David Frum Photo Courtesy of Natali Golden MARCH 21, 2024 I was at the kitchen counter making coffee when my daughter Miranda’s dog approached. Ringo stands about 10 inches high at the shoulder, but he carries himself with supreme confidence. He fixed his …

…Jack Smith runs Stephen Miller’s amateur amicus curiae brief through a legal wood-chipper …

Stephen Miller, Jack Smith, Aileen Cannon Stephen Miller, Trump’s dime-store Goebbels, submitted an amicus brief to Judge Aileen Cannon in Trump’s Florida theft of documents case. In the brief, Miller does not argue that Trump is innocent. Instead, he claims that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) had no authority to report a crime …

…The Real Reason Trump Loves Putin …

A new book explores the American right’s tendency to admire and want to emulate foreign dictators. For nearly the entirety of the past decade, a question has stalked, and sometimes consumed, American politics: Why do Donald Trump and his acolytes heap such reverent praise on Vladimir Putin? The question is born of disbelief. Adoration of …

… Aileen Cannon Might Actually Get Herself Kicked Off the Trump Classified Docs Case …

The recent news about possible Russian space nukes reminds us that we live in a very insecure world. That is why perhaps none of Donald Trump’s four criminal cases is more troubling than the federal prosecution brought by special counsel Jack Smith for mishandling classified documents. Unfortunately, the judge handling the case, Aileen Cannon—a last-minute …

… Amazon joins Trader Joe’s and Elon Musk’s SpaceX …

.... in calling the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional Amazon has argued in a legal filing that the 88-year-old National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional. Amazon is arguing in a legal filing that the 88-year-old National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional, echoing similar arguments made this year by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and the grocery store …

… continuing adventures of SCOTUS …

On the morning of January 17, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a pair of cases that could upend 40 years of administrative jurisprudence, impede the federal government’s ability to effectively serve the American people, and allow the federal judiciary to amass unchecked levels of power. At issue in both Loper Bright …

… Letters from an American …

  Yesterday, Special Counsel Robert Hur, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in January 2023 to investigate President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents before he was president, released his report. It begins: “We conclude that no criminal charges are warranted in this matter. We would reach the same conclusion even if Department of Justice …

… An Airtight Ruling Against Trump …

In a masterful opinion, the D.C. Circuit rejected the former president’s bid for immunity. Yuki Iwamura / Bloomberg / Getty On July 24, 1974, when the Supreme Court issued its decision in United States v. Nixon, ordering President Richard Nixon to produce the Watergate tapes, the president turned to his chief of staff, Alexander Haig, …

… The invisible war: … How authoritarian states could attack Western Europe …

In a two-part analysis, we examine the shapes conflicts might take in the future – and what refugees, bots and viruses might have to do with it. This first part focuses on the mechanics of a hybrid operation plan. Georg Häsler, Lukas Mäder (text), Kaspar Manz (visual) Ideal for authoritarian powers: There is considerable potential …

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… Where Zelensky Comes From …

Volodymyr Zelensky was already a celebrity when his first child was born in 2004. Back then, he and his wife Olena Zelenska often lived apart. He spent his days touring and promoting his comedy troupe in Kyiv, while she often stayed with her parents in their hometown of Kryvyi Rih, the city that Zelensky would …

… Alina Habba Cross-Examines E. Jean Carroll …

What a mess. After a testy morning of exchanges during the direct examination of E. Jean Carroll by her lawyer, Alina Habba finally had her chance to cross-examine her. Throughout the morning's testimony,  Judge Lewis A. Kaplan had to repeatedly admonish Habba for basic things like standing up when making an objection, keeping objections in …

… Crime in the USA …

A short primer and collection of basic descriptive facts If one wishes to understand the causes of American crime, first and foremost it is vital to get a solid foundation of the basic descriptive facts. Theorizing about underlying causes is far more likely to go astray when one begins with an inaccurate understanding of reality. …

… Joseph R. Biden Launches Re Election Campaign …

  VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — President Joe Biden warned Friday that Donald Trump’s efforts to retake the White House in 2024 pose a grave threat to the country, the day before the third anniversary of the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol by then-President Trump’s supporters aiming to keep him in power. Speaking near Valley …

…Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels …

... Sorta ...Kinda .... Dec. 13, 2023 For the first time since nations began meeting three decades ago to confront climate change, diplomats from nearly 200 countries approved a global pact that explicitly calls for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” like oil, gas and coal that are dangerously heating the planet. The sweeping agreement, which …

… Migrants on Greyhound buses …

From Texas A busload of migrants was dropped off outside the Colorado Capitol building in Denver on Monday morning in what a city official believes is the latest in a wave of buses chartered by the Texas state government. It’s unclear how many people were on the bus. Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat who …

… Holiday Greetings …

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