While the politicians make noise about filling Justice Antonin Scalia’s position on the Supreme Court, there are practical problems with a delay. People forget these during the Supreme Court fight. Sen. Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) flat out said the Republicans won’t allow any confirmation until there’s a new president. Other presidential candidates warn that if President Obama is allowed …
I just returned from three weeks in India and saw how their democracy works—somewhat like ours and in many ways, totally different. One of the newest efforts has actually been the law for decades: abolishing the caste system. As a result, India has developed a sort of Affirmative Action process much like the U.S. started in the 1960s. …
All the hubbub about the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia!! We’re going to be haunted by his ghost for months. Why? Because politicians and short-sighted people will delay the appointment of a new justice for months.
Does this really make sense?
In the decision of Roe vs. Wade the Supreme Court “found” rights, not written in …
If a cop kills someone while on duty, the legal response is usually to call for a grand jury hearing. Should we abolish the grand jury for police behavior? Many people have urged a change in the law. The system could be improved, but I think we should keep the grand jury review as it is.
First of …
I know our criminal justice system is under the microscope these days. Many people are not only dissatisfied with it; others think it is entirely broken. Look at the police brutality issues in Ferguson, Missouri or the death in Baltimore, Maryland. How about the inordinately high percentage of African American men locked up in our prisons. Add to …
During my recent adventure to India, my wife and I wanted to ride an elephant. After all, we were in India where elephants are still used in parts of the country as work animals instead of machines. We had ridden one in Cambodia and there’s nothing more exciting that swaying back and forth as this huge, gentle animal …
On a recent adventure to India, I wanted to see the Taj Mahal, which we did. I also wanted to see the holiest spot on earth for Hindus—a city 
called Varanasi. I called it “the city of the dead” because many Hindus believe if they die there (or even after they die if their bodies are taken there) …
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