Michael Bryan By Karl Reiner The simmering Occupy Tucson movement is a symptom. It is a reaction, a plea to repair an economy beset by a host of nasty problems. The irresponsible housing sector lending that led to the economic downturn was based on the faulty assumption that property prices would move in only one direction. … Read more
Posted by Michael Bryan What has happened? The DOJ has released a public Letter of Findings concerning its investigation into the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office's (MSCO) practices which infringe on the civil rights of the citizens of Maricopa County. Most of those abuses and illegal practices concern Equal Protection and Due Process violations of Latino … Read more
Posted by Michael Bryan Hard to call it victory, since the beast is not dead. But we do have a temporary reprieve until at least late January. The House Judiciary Committee has placed SOPA on hold to take additional testimony regarding whether the bill would introduce security issues in the underlying structure of the internet. … Read more
Note: PIPA and SOPA are essentially the same bills. One before the House, the other in the Senate. So, what's so wrong with these bills? In a nutshell, they severely limit freedom of speech in a vain attempt to protect the profits to be derived from ownership of media distribution rights. It is as if … Read more
Posted by Michael Bryan Not only is the reaction to the Occupy movement in America short-sighted and repressive, it is antithetical to our stated foreign policy goals. Already we have seen the security forces of Egypt cite American treatment of Occupiers as justification for their own repression. The Tea Party and the Occupy Movement, while … Read more