(Top photo courtesy Flickr & www.weisspaarz.com) It is a sure bet that lots of lawyers have not stopped working during the stay-at-home pandemic quarantine. Judging from the number of COVID-19 related lawsuits that have been filed lawyers may be the most fully employed of all the occupations, excluding health care workers.The number of lawsuits stemming from the pandemic increases every day. … [Read more...]
All Allegations of Sexual Assault Must Be Taken Seriously
Wow. Reaction to my last column which was focused on today’s political hypocrisy was both shockingly swift and largely off-point.I wrote about a new police report alleging a sexual attack by then-Senator Joe Biden against one of his young staffers 27 years ago. I compared how her charges against the presumptive democratic presidential nominee have been received contrasted with how the sexual assault claims against republican Supreme Court nominee … [Read more...]
What Was Right For Kavanaugh Should Be Right for Biden
Sometimes the world of crime and justice collides with the body politic. This is one of those times, although with all the news about the COVID-19 pandemic this item may have escaped widespread notice.A police report, filed in Washington D.C. in early April, accuses former Senator and Vice President Joe Biden of sexually assaulting one of his young staffers in 1993. There is now a police investigation underway even though the statute of … [Read more...]
Prisoners Need COVID-19 Protection Too
These days we are all worried about those most susceptible to the ravages of the COVID-19 virus. Especially the elderly and already sick, but also those on the daily line of fire like medical first responders and the countless essential workers still on the job.But my e-mailbox is filling up with letters beseeching Americans not to forget the incarcerated who are locked up in jails and prisons. … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned from China’s Chokehold on America
Indulge me a quick personal story. Twice now I’ve been duped by Facebook ads into ordering American looking products (furniture polish and a blouse) that I later discovered came from China. … [Read more...]
‘Boring’ Home Confinement Can Lead to Trouble
I got a letter recently that made me wonder what Americans are doing to pass the time during the current pandemic and our strict stay-at-home directives. It was from an inmate at a federal correctional institute in Pennsylvania. I first wrote about him three years ago. … [Read more...]
