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The International Criminal Court must file charges against Vladimir Putin. This, for the war crimes he’s lording over in Ukraine. Granted, it might take a revolution of the kind Vladimir Lenin mounted to arrest him. But they should file the charges and issue the arrest warrant as a matter of principle. This will help the… Read more.
Washington is all atwitter this week over the latest leaked audio recordings. These feature Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy plotting to finally rid the Republican Party and the country of the clear and present danger former President Donald Trump always represented. Of course, the reason for the buzz is that McCarthy gives new meaning to the… Read more.
Sunday’s race made clear that any hope Lewis Hamilton had of winning his eighth Formula One title this year is already up in smoke. The Daily Mail reported on his ongoing frustrations and epic falling from grace on Sunday as follows: ________ Lewis Hamilton has given up on his hopes of winning the 2022 Formula… Read more.
UN Secretary General Mr. António Guterres will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday. Reports are that he hopes to prevail upon Putin to allow for the safe passage of civilians from areas of conflict and the delivery of humanitarian aid to hard-hit areas. (Reuters, April 19, 2022) Never mind that this will… Read more.
Elon Musk has the whole world at twitter over his bitcoin bid to buy Twitter. It’s a bitcoin bid because his interest in Twitter seems every bit as impulsive and careless as his interest in that cryptocurrency turned out to be. Menacing Bitcoin Recall that, in February last year, Musk tweeted that Tesla had bought… Read more.
The defamation trial featuring Johnny Depp and Amber Heard opened this week. And Virginia hasn’t seen so many media hounds since the dogfighting arraignment of Michael Vick. Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard Frankly, I couldn’t care less about this trial. However, ignoring it would be tantamount to ignoring the proverbial elephant in the room. After all, I’m not just a social… Read more.
British lawyers wearing wigs No doubt British lawyers look quaint wearing their wigs and gowns. It makes them look respectable and authoritative. But the wigs are supposed to add solemnity to court proceedings. They’re supposed to confer uniformity and anonymity among the lawyers. And they’re supposed to honor a hallowed legacy. Growing opposition to wearing… Read more.
Podcast Episode 72: Unlike the Germans, You’d Even Be Willing to Ration Gas, Right…? Related commentaries: Ukraine… Read more.
Like me, you have probably wondered why so few Africans blame Vladimir Putin for what so many know is his own war in Ukraine. But now we know… Of course, this is the same president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, who is aping other world leaders by playing mediator between Russia and Ukraine just for… Read more.
“A picture is worth a thousand words” Never before in the history of American politics has that adage been more apropos than everything this picture says about this time in America’s fraught march toward a more perfect union. But I’d be remiss not to comment on the fact that Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina,… Read more.
