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Jan 05 2020
News
Where Will U.S.-Iran Tensions Play Out? An Interview with Iraq’s President
The U.S. assassination of Qassem Suleimani, the mastermind of Tehran’s foreign military operations, in Baghdad last week, suddenly made Iraq the front line in tensions between the United States and Iran. Barham Salih, a British-educated Kurd who spent years representing his party in Washington, was elected President of Iraq in 2018. Salih has been increasingly concerned about Iraq’s
The New Yorker
Sep 04 2020
Analysis
NSA Ruling Reminds Us That Sacrificing Civil Liberties in the Name of National Security Is a Bipartisan Impulse
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit yesterday ruled that the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' telephone records was illegal and probably unconstitutional. For Democrats who see Donald Trump as an unprecedented threat because of his disregard for the Constitution, the decision is a useful reminder that sacrificing civil liberties on the altar of national
Reason
Feb 22 2021
Analysis
Biden team colluded with Iran to foil Trump diplomacy
President Trump in 2019 sought to open a back channel of communication with top Iranian officials and saw the U.N. General Assembly meeting in September as a potential opportunity to defuse escalating tension with Tehran, but the effort failed.
Two months earlier, however, a different back channel was thriving in New York. Iran’s smooth, English-speaking foreign minister, Mohammad Javad
Washington Times
Sep 20 2018
Opinion
OPINION: If Kavanaugh’s Accuser Won’t Testify, the Senate Should Vote
On Monday, Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley announced that the Senate would take the extraordinary measure of holding hearings on Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation against Brett Kavanaugh. The straightforward plan was for Ford and Kavanaugh to testify under oath. But Ford never accepted Grassley’s invitation to testify, and now, apparently, has cold feet. Both Ford’s attorney and
National Review (News)
Nov 11 2021
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: How Left and Right Media are Covering the Rittenhouse Trial
From the CenterThe high-profile trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, an 18-year old accused of murder amid protests and violence in Kenosha, WI last summer, took over the national media this week — and led to clear examples of media bias in the process.
In August 2020, three months after the murder of George Floyd, a black man named Jacob Blake was shot several times by a white police officer
Henry A. Brechter
Sep 20 2019
News
Rudy Giuliani Melts Down On Live TV In Bizarre Chris Cuomo Interview
Rudy Giuliani, attorney to President Donald Trump, got into it with CNN’s Chris Cuomo during a raucous interview on Thursday night.
The former New York mayor shouted at Cuomo, repeatedly contradicted himself, declared Cuomo to be “the enemy” and at one point, placed his head on his hand and closed his eyes, showing off a New York Yankees World Series ring:
Cuomo began the segment
HuffPost
Nov 11 2019
News
University of North Texas lawyer resigns after using n-word at free speech panel
A lawyer on staff at a Texas university used a racial slur during a panel discussion about free speech — and resigned from her post the next day, according to reports.
University of North Texas assistant general counsel Caitlin Sewell used the n-word during a Thursday night event that was meant to give students an understanding of civil discourse and the type of language protected under
New York Post (News)
Mar 05 2015
News
Michael Brown's Family Announces Plans To Pursue Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The family of Michael Brown will file a civil lawsuit against the city of Ferguson, Missouri, and former Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, an attorney for the family announced Thursday.
The news comes just one day after the U.S. Department of Justice officially announced its decision not to file federal charges against Wilson for fatally shooting Brown last July.
In a press
HuffPost
Apr 22 2016
News
Trump is playing ‘a part’ and can transform for victory, campaign chief tells GOP leaders
The two new leaders of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign sought Thursday to reassure nervous Republican Party leaders that there is a path to victory in November and that the divisive billionaire mogul will be able to transform his image to win over the general electorate.
Washington Post
Feb 24 2021
Headline Roundup
Police Officers Not Charged for Daniel Prude Death
A New York grand jury voted not to charge seven police officers suspended over the death of Daniel Prude, state Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday. Body camera footage of the officers placing a mesh hood over Prude’s head and pinning him to the ground sparked protests in Rochester, NY in September 2020. Prude died in March 2020; his autopsy lists his manner of death as “homicide
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