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Why Did It Take a Rock Magazine to Report the Military’s Total Disaster in Afghanistan?
The controversial Rolling Stone profile of General Stanley McChrystal didn't just expose poor judgment on the part of the U.S. military's key leader in Afghanistan. It also illustrates one …
Government Loses Appeal in Guantanamo Habeas Case
Washington - An appeals court put government prosecutors on notice that they must show evidence that an Algerian detainee held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for more than eight years …
BP Wasted No Time Preparing for Gulf Disaster Lawsuits
Tallahassee, Florida — In the immediate aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, BP publicly touted its expert oil clean-up response, but it quietly girded for a legal fight that …
“I’m a Racist” – Part II
Also See: “I'm a Racist” Part I
Witnessing Against Torture: Why We Must Act
Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government …
From Manifest Destiny to Manifest Insanity
As a result of several recent draconian laws, Arizona's image has taken a drubbing internationally. And yet, Arizona is but the spear. In reality, its politics are not dramatically …
A Prevention Model for Reducing the Federal Debt While Doing Social Good
The growing federal debt has become such a political problem that President Obama has appointed a National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to tackle it. So far, the …
The Erosion of Individual Liberties: When Justice and Politics Become One
In the “War on Terror,” I am amazed how every time our enemy takes action, it sets into motion a scramble by our government to take away the individual …
Obama Eulogizes Sen. Robert Byrd Under West Virginia Skies
Charleston, W.Va. — Under a brilliant blue summer sky, the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D) of West Virginia was honored and eulogized Friday for his life of service, scholarship, …
Restoring the Fourth Amendment: How We, the People, Can Win Over Washington
Despite promises of change, the Obama administration has proven itself either unwilling - or unable - to shift the paradigm driving increasingly invasive surveillance or increasingly pervasive profiling according …