Politics… Corroding Society for Fun and Profit 3 Oct 20183 Oct 2018 Last night, just days after saying that he felt Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was credible and compelling after testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee, President Trump apparently decided that such uncharacteristic…
Law… Walking Back False Statements 25 Sep 201825 Sep 2018 The Special Counsel's investigation into Russian contacts and coordination has secured guilty pleas for making false statements under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 from Michael Flynn, Rick Gates, Alex van der…
Law… Reduction to the Worst 24 Sep 201824 Sep 2018 Back when Katy Freeway was under construction, I’d entertain myself by reducing the telephone numbers on service trucks and 18-wheelers to just one number. It’s a very simple game. Take…
Law… The 2016 Election and Beyond 10 Sep 201810 Sep 2018 This post on the election of 2016 picks up where my last post left off. A quick note: in this series, I am using voting data for Presidential elections from…
Law… Presidential Election Voting Trends Since 2000 9 Sep 20189 Sep 2018 Part 2 of a Multi-Part Series Looking at Voting in the United States This post picks up where my last post left off. And as I warned in my last…
Law… Obama Speaks Out on Voting 7 Sep 20189 Sep 2018 The First of Many Future Posts Looking at Voting Adjusted version of image by E. Benjamin Andrews [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Axiomatically, former Presidents don't speak out against current…
Law… Presidential Immunity from Prosecution 14 Aug 201814 Aug 2018 I've long believed that the President is merely a citizen who happens to be President. In other words, apart from having a few extra perks of office--such as having access…
Law… Family Separation and “Enforcing the Law” 20 Jun 2018 On average, only 29% of the country supports the Trump Administration's family separation policy at the United States' border. The President, apparently aware that his policies are deeply unpopular, nonetheless…
Law… Mass Shootings–Time for a Death and Injury Surcharge? 7 Nov 20177 Nov 2017 It's become an increasingly morbid waiting game. Every time there's a mass shooting event, I start the clock on when information starts to trickle in. And every time, my first…
Law… Presidential Influence on Business Decisions 26 Sep 201726 Sep 2017 Early during President Trump's election victory and Administration -- back before it was clear that everything and everyone he encounters crumbles to ash -- much hullabaloo was raised about his…
