Courts and the Law

Here is the real danger for 2016. We are at a tipping point. It is very likely that few Americans understand the calamitous potential...

With all the other problems facing this country, one that we should not have to face in 2010 is the validity and honesty of...

What is the last, best hope of mankind? Is it not a great democracy, governed by the will of the majority? Isn’t it necessary...

The world is changing  again. Instead of a 40-something running for President, we have two 60 or 70-somethings. Maybe it takes that long to...

The health care reform debate brought out the wild and wooly in our society. Not simply the rather profane nut cases, but the craziness...

by Joseph O’Shaughnessy Yesterday, Monday, July 10th, the President announced his nominee for the vacant Supreme Court seat vacated by Justice Anthony Kennedy. He nominated an...

In 8 years in office, Bill Clinton, in addition to creating 22 million jobs, left office having lifted 5 million people out of poverty....

The Patient’s Responsibility and Affordable Health Care Act—commonly known as Obamacare—had a remarkable milestone recently. After something like the 50th or 60th Republican House...

When the smoke cleared at the site of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a name appeared in the various stories...

For decades, if not for a century or more, we in the United States have been proud to believe that our Supreme Court has...

by Joseph D. O’Shaughnessy I am going to go through the just released Nunes memo, but I will give you my conclusion about its...

Someone asked recently, “What can I do?” when it comes to issues of political and economic power being used as a wedge or...

Under the Bush Administration, unions found themselves once again under siege. The last 29 years have been a battle against corporate lobbyists, Right-Wing radio...

This is about war and peace. Yes, the most important thing today is more jobs. That is the very first item that should be...

When Barack Obama became our 44th President, we thought that things would begin to change. And they have. But not much. Yet some people...