Jacob Hornberger: The JFK Cover-Up Continues
"On yesterday’s deadline, Trump dutifully issued an executive decree ordering at least three more years of official secrecy."
Andrew J. Napolitano: War and the Separation of Powers
"Can the president legally use military force to attack a foreign land without a serious threat or legal obligation or a declaration of war from Congress? In a word: No."
Boy clinging to his dead father at wedding: the face of US-backed Yemen war
"A harrowing image taken after the Saudi-led bombing of a wedding party in Yemen last Sunday showed a young boy clinging to his dead father’s body. One just has to wonder who that boy will grow up to be."
Some Lives Matter (More Than Others)
"One wonders why the shocking images of emaciated Yemeni babies don’t have the same effect on Mr. Trump as the photos and video of their Syrian counterparts."
British Politicians Declare War on Knives
"Having failed to disarm criminals with gun controls that they defy, British politicians are now turning their attention to implementing something new and different: knife control."
The Golden State Killer has been found, and he was a police officer
"After four decades of frustration for detectives, it turned out the suspect had been living under their noses all along."
The Struggle for American Independence: The French and Indian War
In many ways, it is important to have a basic grasp of this conflict to provide a true understanding of the coming clash between the American colonies and Britain.
California Committee Passes Bill Taking on Federal Militarization of Local Police
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 26, 2018) – On Tuesday, a second California Assembly committee passed a bill that would require law enforcement agencies in the state to get local governmental approval before acquiring or using military equipment. Passage of the bill into law would set the stage to limit federal programs that militarize local police. Asm. Todd…
To the Governor: Alaska Passes Right to Try Act to Reject Some FDA Restrictions on Terminal Patients
JUNEAU, Alaska (April 26, 2018) – Yesterday, the Alaska Senate unanimously gave final approval to a bill that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Rep. Jason Grenn (I-Anchorage) introduced House Bill 43 (HB43) last year. The…
Podcast: The Power to Make War
Under the Constitution, the president does not have the authority to launch offensive military actions. Not for 90 days. Not for 60 days. Not for one minute. And the War Powers Resolution of 1973 does not change that. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about presidential war powers and explain why the…