Category: Politics
Prosecuting Trump and his Accomplices: Their Crimes and the Laws They Broke
by Jonathan M. Winer | Jan 4, 2022 | National Security, PoliticsAfter the first year of investigations into the January 6 insurrection, which the House in authorizing its Select Committee termed a “domestic terrorist attack,” there is extensive evidence that the assault was instigated and incited by then-President Donald Trump. In precipitating the mob attack on the Capitol, Trump acted in concert with key officials in […]
By Preserving Bob Dole’s Bipartisan Voting Rights Legacy, Manchin and Sinema Can Help Save Democracy
by David F. Durenberger and Ralph G. Neas | Jan 3, 2022 | Opinion, PoliticsOne month ago, we lost a giant of American democracy, Bob Dole. A national hero and statesman who was seriously and permanently injured on a battlefield in Italy while protecting his country from foreign threats, Dole epitomized what it meant to be a public servant. To honor his life, we should learn from his legacy. […]
Steve Bannon, Trump Whisperer, Offers New Theory of Governing: Employ Committees of Congress To Prosecute Democrats
by Hamilton Fish | Dec 31, 2021 | PoliticsThe holiday season this year brought competing versions of reality into focus. Hallmark-lite invocations of Peace and Joy stubbornly proliferated. Bezos and Co. will likely establish new milestones for online shopping. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” (which she first released in 1994) was the number one song in the world this […]
Religious Right Fuels National Attack On School Boards, Exploiting Parental Frustration Over Covid Restraints
by Anne Nelson | Nov 23, 2021 | PoliticsOne of the few questions that Democrats and Republicans can agree upon is the school board controversy’s outsized role in the Republican victory in Virginia’s recent gubernatorial election. Although much of the press coverage suggested that the protests involved a “grassroots” movement, they have actually included an elaborately orchestrated operation to exploit parents who are […]
Next Steps on the U.S. AI Bill of Rights
by Dr. Lorraine Kisselburgh and Marc Rotenberg | Nov 2, 2021 | Politics, TechnologyThe President’s top science advisors, Dr. Eric Lander and Dr. Alondra Nelson, have called for a Bill of Rights for Artificial Intelligence. In a recent commentary for Wired they drew powerful analogies with traditional areas of government regulation. “It’s unacceptable to create AI systems that will harm many people,” they wrote, “just as it’s unacceptable to […]
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