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Big Bad Government vs. Tea Party

Catharsis at the Crossroads of Health Care and the Constitution Contrary to the accusations of my critics, I am not…

12 years ago

Sarin and Syria–Geneva Protocols on Chemical Warfare and the Rule of Law

By James Preston Allen, Publisher In February 2012 the last surviving veteran of the Great War, or as Americans were…

12 years ago

Government Secrets: First they come for the files, then they come for the journalists and then they come for you

James Preston Allen, Publisher Pvt. Bradley Manning sentencing to 35 years in prison with possible parole for his releasing of…

12 years ago

Back to the Future: Newspapers, Business Districts and Street Fairs

By James Preston Allen, Publisher Just when the motto, “print is dead” is being repeated daily like a mantra chanted…

12 years ago

Stuck On Stupid

“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will.” —Fredrick Douglas, address on West India Emancipation,…

12 years ago

And the Rockets Red Glare

Trying to stop people from celebrating this national holiday without fireworks, alcohol is like attempting to sweep the tide back…

12 years ago

Theft of the Courthouse

Where there's no justice, democracy fails By James Preston Allen, Publisher ... as through this  world I've wandered
I've seen lots…

12 years ago

Overseas Report

The Ceiling of the Opéra National de Paris By James Preston Allen, Publisher As I stood in one of the…

12 years ago

Sex, Drugs and the Legacy of Reaganomics

James Preston Allen, Publisher Lately, I’ve been thinking about the enduring prevalence of classic rock in our cultural landscape as…

12 years ago

What’s Wrong with Ending PCAC:

Why the Port Has Taken a Wrong Turn By James Preston Allen, Publisher At its May 2 Harbor Commission meeting,…

12 years ago