Brickbat: So Close
Jackson, Tennessee, Fire Department Battalion Chief Gregory Pewitte has resigned after admitting to hacking a fellow battalion chief’s email and sending a racist message about himself to others in the department. …
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No, the Supreme Court’s “Bridgegate” Decision Doesn’t Vindicate Trump on Impeachment
The George Washington Bridge, which figured in the “Bridgegate” scandal. Jonathan Turley and co-blogger Josh Blackman argue that the Supreme Court’s unanimous acquittal of the defendants in the “Bridgegate” case …
The Supreme Court Opines on the Impeachment Trial, Two Months Too Late
On January 14, the Supreme Court heard argument in Kelly v. U.S., the so-called “Bridge-Gate” case. Two days later, President Trump’s impeachment trial began. Two weeks later, the President was acquitted. And …
Justice Department Moves To Dismiss Charges Against Michael Flynn
The Justice Department is moving to drop its case against Michael Flynn, former national security advisor to President Donald Trump. Federal prosecutors charged Flynn with lying to the FBI about …
Human Challenge Trials for Coronavirus Vaccines Are Ethical and Should Be Initiated Quickly
It’s time to recruit some healthy young people, inject them various experimental coronavirus vaccines, and then expose them to the virus to see if any of them work. The health …
The NYPD’s Violent COVID-19 Arrests Show It Hasn’t Learned Much in the 6 Years Since Eric Garner’s Death
In the course of a single week, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has conducted at least three violent arrests for violating social-distancing orders. As the sixth anniversary of Eric …
Andrew Cuomo’s Morally Grotesque Rationale for Maintaining COVID-19 Lockdowns
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to show that he cannot be trusted to properly weigh the costs and benefits of COVID-19 lockdowns. While conceding the unavoidable tradeoff between lives …
FISA Surveillance and Possible Reforms Are Back on the Senate’s Agenda
Next week the Senate is poised to resurrect some federal surveillance powers that expired in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. A handful of senators are hoping to force through …
Joe Biden Leads Democrats Back to the Norm of Ignoring Inconvenient #MeToo Accusations
The liberal activist group MoveOn.org, a seven-million-member organization that lobbies for progressive causes, was founded in 1998 to oppose the impeachment of President Bill Clinton for lying to Congress about …
The U.S. Postal Service ‘Unsustainable,’ Says GAO. And That Was Before COVID-19 Hit.
After losing $78 billion since 2007 amid a decline in mail volume coupled with soaring pension costs, the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) business model is “not financially sustainable,” a …