The NY Times published a poll done by Sienna (top rated polling company) in six battleground states. They showed Biden behind in five of the six states by margins ranging from 2% to 14%. It’s only one set of polls, but the demographic breakdowns are what is fascinating. This is Trump’s lead over Biden in […]
Terrible poll for Biden
Terrible poll for Biden
21 May 2024 Leave a comment
in politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
Biden’s Voldemortian Theory of Privilege: The President Whose Voice Must Not Be Heard
21 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
Below is my column in The Hill on the curious claim of executive privilege over the audiotape from President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur. It is the first time that I know of where the content of a presidential conversation was treated as unprivileged but not audio of the conversation claimed as […]
Biden’s Voldemortian Theory of Privilege: The President Whose Voice Must Not Be Heard
Getting Played: The Demolition of Cohen on Cross Examination Reveals “The Grift” to a New York Jury
18 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential election, 2024 presidential election
Below is my column in Fox.com on the approaching end of the Trump trial in Manhattan. With the dramatic implosion of Michael Cohen on the stand on Thursday with the exposure of another alleged lie told under oath, even hosts and commentators on CNN are now criticizing the prosecution and doubting the basis for any […]
Getting Played: The Demolition of Cohen on Cross Examination Reveals “The Grift” to a New York Jury
No, President Biden Did Not Commit an Impeachable Offense in Freezing the Arms Shipment to Israel
16 May 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, International law, law and economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: 2024 presidential election, Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror
Below is my column in USA Today on the effort to impeach President Joe Biden over his freezing of arms shipments to Israel. While one can strongly disagree with the policy or the motivation behind the action, it is not a high crime and misdemeanor in my view. Here is the column:
No, President Biden Did Not Commit an Impeachable Offense in Freezing the Arms Shipment to Israel
Did Michael Cohen Commit Perjury in the Trump Trial?
16 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential election, 2024 presidential election
Below is a slightly expanded version of my column in the New York Post on the first day of cross examination for Michael Cohen. He still has one day of cross examination ahead of him on Thursday. With the government resting after Cohen’s cross examination, I believe that an honest judge would have no alternative […]
Did Michael Cohen Commit Perjury in the Trump Trial?
Unfixable: Michael Cohen Faces a Reckoning of Biblical Proportions on Cross Examination
14 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2016 US presidential election, 2024 presidential election
Below is my column in the New York Post on the first day of the examination of Michael Cohen. He is expected to start his cross examination today. How bad will it be? After lying to Congress, courts, banks, and most everyone else, it will be bad. Years ago, Cohen threatened a journalist and told […]
Unfixable: Michael Cohen Faces a Reckoning of Biblical Proportions on Cross Examination
The Appearance of Michael Cohen: A Wreck in Search of a Race
13 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2016 US presidential electio, 2024 presidential election
Below is an expanded version of my New York Post column on the appearance of Michael Cohen Monday in the Manhattan prosecution of former President Donald Trump. His testimony will not be for the intestinally weak or ethically strong viewers. It has all the draw of a Nascar race on a rainy day. Here is […]
The Appearance of Michael Cohen: A Wreck in Search of a Race
The Thomas Analogy: Why Recusal Was More Compelling for Merchan in Manhattan
11 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2020 presidential election, 2024 presidential election
There has been much talk about the decision of Judge Juan Merchan not to recuse himself from the Trump trial in Manhattan. I do believe that Merchan should have recused himself but I admit that this can be a difficult question. I wanted to address this question since it continues to be raised by the […]
The Thomas Analogy: Why Recusal Was More Compelling for Merchan in Manhattan
Stormy Daniels Day: Alvin Bragg Lights Dumpster Fire in Manhattan
09 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
Below is my New York Post column on the unseemly scene in the courtroom of Judge Juan Merchan as prosecutors used porn star Stormy Daniels to present lurid details on her alleged tryst with former president Donald Trump. It was a dumpster fire that Judge Merchan watched burn for a full day and then said […]
Stormy Daniels Day: Alvin Bragg Lights Dumpster Fire in Manhattan
A Disbarred, Serial Perjurer Walks into a Courtroom and Asks to Take an Oath . . . Seriously, No Joke
07 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
C-Span/YouTube Screenshot Below is my column in The Hill on the expected appearance of Michael Cohen in the Manhattan trial of former president Donald Trump. It will be a scene that is both mesmerizing and repellent for many, particularly in the bar. Here is the column: A disbarred, serial perjurer walks into a courtroom and…
A Disbarred, Serial Perjurer Walks into a Courtroom and Asks to Take an Oath . . . Seriously, No Joke
Trump’s 12th Amendment Problem: The VP Short List Has a Residency Dilemma
05 May 2024 Leave a comment
in law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
The Trump short list for vice presidential candidates is reportedly down to Ohio Senator, J.D. Vance, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. Rubio is a favorite for many due to his record in the Senate and his appeal to hispanic voters (where the GOP is hoping […]
Trump’s 12th Amendment Problem: The VP Short List Has a Residency Dilemma
Five Straight Minutes Of Senile Dementia
30 Apr 2024 Leave a comment
in politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
Basically just a follow-up to my post on Biden’s senility the other day (Inaudible Pause), where I said I’d lost track of his incidents. The Republican National Committee (RNC) has done the job. Trigger Warning: this is painful to watch, and when you think about the nuclear codes, scary. As Sasha Stone says, allowing Joe […]
Five Straight Minutes Of Senile Dementia
Alvin Bragg and The Art of Not Taking Law Too Seriously
29 Apr 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2020 presidential election, 2024 presidential election
Below is my column in The Hill on the first week of testimony in the Trump trial. It is making Rube Goldberg’s 13 step self-operating napkin look like a model of efficiency and clarity. It is so convoluted and illogical it is mesmerizing. Here is the column:
Alvin Bragg and The Art of Not Taking Law Too Seriously
Say It Ain’t So, Joe: The House Formally Invites President Biden to Testify in Impeachment Inquiry
30 Mar 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2020 presidential election, 2024 presidential election
House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer has sent a seven-page letter (below) to invite President Joe Biden to testify in the Republican impeachment inquiry. The letter is the latest, and best, reduction of the glaring contradictions in the President’s past statements on his family’s well-documented influence peddling operation. President Biden is not expected to testify. […]
Say It Ain’t So, Joe: The House Formally Invites President Biden to Testify in Impeachment Inquiry
The Gag and the Goad: Trump Should Appeal Latest Gag Order
28 Mar 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan this week became the latest court to impose a gag order on former president Donald Trump with a stinging order that found a history of Trump attacks that threatened the administration of justice. The order will bar public criticism of figures who are at the center of the […]
The Gag and the Goad: Trump Should Appeal Latest Gag Order
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