Aristocracy – A form of government in which power is held by the nobility. Plutocracy – A form of government in which power is held by the wealthy. The birth last month of England’s newest prince was big news across the pond, but it was also the stuff of rapt attention here in the United […]

“It’s important to recognize that the African-American community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and a history that doesn’t go away.  . . .   There are very few African-American men in this country who haven’t had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department store or of […]

As a former criminal defense attorney, a staunch advocate for civil rights, and a teacher of the American legal system, I have decidedly mixed feelings about the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. On the one hand, I firmly support the jury’s verdict, believing, to the extent I knew of the evidence presented […]

Jim Rutenberg’s article in the June 23 New York Times Magazine (“Data You Can Believe In”) was informative on several levels.  In it, he provided a detailed description of how the 2012 Obama presidential campaign used precision targeting of “persuadable” voters to re-elect the President.  As explained by Mr. Rutenberg, the methods used were easily […]