Pass the Popcorn… I went to the movies with a friend who could recite lines from each of the previous Jurassic flicks. I remembered only one from the first film in the JP franchise. It has stuck with me only because it perfectly framed the hubris of those who caused the chaos: “Your…

Imperiled The current Supreme Court has turned back the clock in American jurisprudence and has placed women and the rights of millions of Americans in jeopardy…again. This court’s draconian views represent a minority of the American people. The conservative court has gained a majority through appointments by presidents George W. Bush…

Where’s Garland? The J6 Committee is handing the DOJ a case that many prosecutors would love to bring to trial. The testimony that has been on display in the public hearings seems, if not conclusive, at least persuasive enough to bring charges against the Trump conspirators. Merrick Garland has the opportunity to…

Their obsession with guns It has always been unclear to me why Republicans support such poor and politically unpopular positions — and thrive at the polls. Most of their policy stances are actually harmful to their base, and yet their candidates for state and local elections in red states dominate. For instance, the recent…

The Greatest Evil There is no sugar-coating for the horrors visited on America by Americans. The school shooting in Uvalde, Texas is another example of the rot within our nation’s soul that has been festering for decades. When Ronald Reagan spoke of Russia as an evil empire in a wide-ranging speech that included…

A Leak of Faith The leak of Justice Alito’s draft opinion scuttling Roe v. Wade is as much a solution in search of a problem as groundbreaking jurisprudence. The notes Alito applies to his reasoning sound hollow and out of tune with both history and the landmark decision carved out by the Court in…

French Fried In France, Emmanuel Macron defeated the populist movement’s darling, Marine Le Pen, with a bit over 58% of the vote-no mean feat considering the frantic worries revolving around polling that suggested hidden Le Pen strength in the north of France. This election, which arguably may be considered the most important…

Snubbing a Judge dishonors McCarthy & friends as they display hypocrisy of the lowest order… Justice Joseph Woodrow Hatchett News that members of the Republican caucus in the House of Representatives decided to deny a motion to name a federal courthouse in Tallahassee for deceased federal Justice Joseph W. Hatchett tells us more about the snubbers. Justice Hatchett was the first black man to serve on the Florida Supreme…

The Dreamer On this, the 54th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, it is time, again, to remember the impact his life has had on the world. Dr. King was as much a leader during his brief time on earth as the presidents and legislators of his era. Unlike…