The Great Joanne Eisen
Earlier this week, my longtime coauthor Dr. Joanne D. Eisen passed away. In this post, I’d like to describe one part of her admirable life: her scholarship and writing in support of human rights, particularly self-defense. Joanne Dale Eisen was a wife, a mother, and a dentist. For most of her career, she lived in New York State. So did optometrist Dr. Paul H. Gallant, who passed away in 2015. Paul was a devoted husband and father. Paul […]
The first CEO of the office charged with investigating police misconduct in New Mexico says officials at the New Mexico Department of Public Safety took away his vehicle, and intend to take away his computer and office space
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POLICE, is there a fix?
The relationship between law enforcement and communities in the United States has been fraught with tension, distrust, and anger, giving rise to a complex discourse on reform and the future of policing. Deep-seated issues have fueled widespread sentiment against policing, exacerbated by high-profile cases of misconduct and systemic corruption. Addressing this divide requires understanding the roots of public discontent and the arduous path towards meaningful reform to eradicate corrupt officials from the force. The historical context of policing […]
One World Trumpenstein vs. the Lesbian Firefighters
Donald Trump’s most recent comments have perplexed everyone. Sure, he always says provocative things, and trolling is an essential characteristic of the Trumpenstein Project. But he has inexplicably introduced ideas and proposals which he has never touched on before. And they contradict everything about the MAGA movement. Trump has suddenly shifted focus from mass deportations and fake news to annexing Greenland. Making Canada the 51th state. And renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. He and […]
Milei’s Strong Start Has Proved Skeptics Wrong
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They don’t need slaves to feed any more; they got Ai robots now.
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“FIRE to Defend Veteran Pollster J. Ann Selzer in Trump Lawsuit over Outlier Election Poll”
Just saw this announcement from FIRE; very glad to hear it. I copy below my explanation from Dec. 18 for why I think Trump’s claim is unsound. [* * *] [The] Complaint in this case essentially alleges that pollster Ann Selzer’s Nov. 2 poll for the Des Moines Register, which showed Harris ahead in Iowa by 3 points, was deceptive to consumers and thus violated Iowa consumer fraud law: 62. President Trump, together with all Iowa and American […]
Tulsi Gabbard changes tone on surveillance powers she once sought to dismantle
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