Three days before New York Attorney General Tish James was appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul to supersede Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten in the investigation and potential prosecution of former Cornell Chi Phi students, she took to the
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The Gulf Under Alabama Law
Alabama did what Congress did not. It passed a law, HB2, requiring all state and local entities, and their employees, to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
(1) Refer to the body of water that borders
Judge Bastian Rules Trump Cannot Fire Court-Appointed US Attorney
Among the various shenanigans employed by the Trump administration to circumvent the law is the firing of United States Attorneys appointed by the judges of a district after the 120-day period of an interim appointee lapsed without Senate confirmation of
Tuesday Talk*: Did John Eastman’s Disbarment Violate The First Amendment?
One of the hardest things to swallow for people who are friendly toward Free Speech is that the people you dislike are entitled to it as much as you are. Sure, they may be wrong, even lie, whereas of course
The UnAmerican Unseating Of The Winner
Much as I may think it best for the nation for the Democrats to take Congress, I don’t think I could vote for New York Democratic congressional candidate socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier. But that doesn’t mean she won’t win her
With Videos, The New York Times Cheapens Itself
One of the first things I read in the morning is the op-eds in the New York Times. Most are interesting and informative, whether or not I agree with them. Others, not so much. Some are just stunningly shallow and,
The Roaring Return of Rape Hysteria
George Santayana reminded us that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” And at stunning speed, it’s happening as Trump’s MAGA flailing has emboldened the left to return to the bad old days of rape hysteria.
Blanche Declares War On Judges (While Admitting Contempt)
The Department of Justice filed a grievance against all two named and, bizarrely, the rest anonymous judges in the District of Minnesota with the Judicial Council for the Eighth Circuit, complaining of judges giving an interview to the New York
The Artifice Of Super-dee-Duper Intelligence
Trump signed an Executive Order “officially” renaming Artificial Intelligence. Notwithstanding the fact that AI is the ubiquitous worldwide term to describe the technology, including its definition under 15 USC § 9401(3), Trump felt compelled to change it. Perhaps this was
Tuesday Talk*: Burning The Cornell 7
The backstory is convoluted. What happened at Chi Phi Fraternity at Cornell University on the night of October 19, 2024 is unclear. It could have been a gang rape. It could have been a woman who voluntarily engaged in drug-