Professor Erika Lee’s recent work: America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States is highly recommended reading for this moment in time. In the book, Dr. Lee gives a thorough summary of the emergence of the Know-Nothing Party (also known as the American Party and Order of the Star-Spangled Banner.) The Know-Nothing Party … Read more
With the unfortunate withdrawals of Senators Amy Klobuchar and Catherine Cortez Masto from the 2020 Veepstakes, this appears to be the current list of potential Vice President options for Democratic Nominee Joe Biden. Stacey Abrams Senator Tammy Baldwin Representative Val Demings Senator Tammy Duckworth Senator Maggie Hassan Senator Kamala Harris Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms … Read more
Opportunist John Bolton’s book, The Room Where it Happened, is not yet on the shelves but it is already a classic. Among the revelations, the former National Security Advisor could not see fit to tell Congress about in real-time (his subordinates like Fionna Hill and Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman had the courage to do so,) … Read more
Let’s begin with the perception of crime and policing. Nancy LeTourneau at Political Animal blog explains, How Television Has Distorted Our View of Police and Crime: Those of us who grew up watching television were surprised at some point to find out that there were professions other than being a police officer, lawyer, or doctor. … Read more
A group of Arizona media companies filed suit to get access to more information about COVID-19 infections in Arizona’s nursing homes. They lost. And they lost for a very bad reason. The law sucks. And the judge pretty much says as much. I’ve seldom seen a Judge so forcefully use the particular vernacular of jurisprudential … Read more