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Defense attorneys have coined the term “January 6 Jurisprudence” to describe the treatment received by the more than 1,200 defendants arrested so far in connection with the events of Jan. 6, 2021. This carve-out legal system involves the unprecedented and possibly unlawful use of a corporate evidence-tampering statute; excessive prison sentences and indefinite periods of… Continue reading Here’s the ‘Jan. 6 Jurisprudence’ About to Be Unleashed on Trump

The following is a condensed version of “The Buzz on Buzzfeed” by Tony Spanakos, published at Law & Liberty.  In 2023, Buzzfeed and Vice announced that they were shutting down the news sections of their websites. In its short life, Buzzfeed news made the Steele Dossier available and its reporting on the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang… Continue reading The Buzz on Buzzfeed | RealClearBooks

At a retreat over the summer, one of the attendees was rather rich and rather famous in the technology space. Having made enormous sums of money in a variety of startups and corporate settings, this entrepreneur had started all over yet again. My question to him was if he still had the energy to pursue… Continue reading Book Review: Walter Isaacson’s Spellbinding ‘Elon Musk’

Call them “zombie” schools. A significant but unknown number of public schools across the U.S., particularly in big cities, have lost so many students in the last half-decade that many of their classrooms sit empty. Gone is the loud clatter of students bursting through crowded hallways and slamming lockers. Marguerite Roza: “Too many schools, not… Continue reading Night of the Living Ed: Zombie Public Schools, Drained of Pandemic Lifeblood, Haunt the Land

The following is an excerpt from River City One: A Novel (Knox Press; November 7, 2023). “West and me took a walk around the big base,” I started. “We wanted to see all the things we’d been deprived of and enjoy the freedom of stretching our legs without fear. West wanted something from the exchange, a tin… Continue reading I Lie About What Happened in Combat

The first Thanksgivings in America were about celebrating survival. Spanish and French explorers set aside days to give thanks to the Almighty for protecting them in a strange and hostile land. The Pilgrims held their famous Thanksgiving feast of 1623 to praise God for their bountiful harvest. From there, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln issued… Continue reading Let’s Give Thanks for America

BlackRock recently walked back its public commitments to ESG in various ways. And for good reason. BlackRock has lost billions of dollars from state pension funds and others pulling out of ESG funds while it has taken a brand beating for its support of ESG.  The company has been the subject of ad campaigns, investigations,… Continue reading When It Comes to BlackRock’s ESG Pullback, Don’t Take Larry Fink at His Word

The following is a condensed version of “Spinning Through Time” by Asheesh Agarwal, published at Law & Liberty. What would it feel like to live in Middle Earth? In its adaptation of Robert Jordan’s classic series, Amazon Prime immerses viewers in the world of Wheel of Time (WoT) as well as any production in recent… Continue reading Spinning Through Time | RealClearBooks

“It’s so nice to have Representative Jones, who’s a Republican, and Representative Smith, a Democrat, with us today. Even though they belong to different parties, we know that we all want the same thing for our community, and our nation.” As the former CEO of the Chester County Chamber, I presided at countless events where… Continue reading The Parties Have Irreconcilably Different Visions for America