The Theory of the Case Against Trump

Legal analysts are skeptical.

Pro-Trump Rioting Prospects Dim

Calls for violence have been widespread but are unlikely to be heeded.

Trump Indicted (Updated)

And so it begins?

War Criminal Employed by Congressional Republicans

Donald Trump is apparently not the only one with a fetish for war criminals.

Police Speculation and Contagion Fears

Balancing the public’s desire to know and the potential for harm is not easy.

Trump Could Be Indicted Next Week

The Manhattan DA could move as early as next week.

ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin

The Russian leader’s status as an international pariah is cemented.

Robert Blake, 1933-2023

The Baretta actor and acquitted murderer is dead at 89.

An Observation About “Classically Liberal” Punditry

“Classical liberals” really need to rediscover self examination

Biden Not Vetoing Popular Bill!

Some Democrats are angry!

Sirhan Sirhan Denied Parole Again

Politics and justice are in tension.

Trump Grand Jury Recommended ‘Multiple Indictments’

The jury forewoman is offering hints.

The Paul Pelosi Video

Why was it released to the public?

Alec Baldwin Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter

At what point does negligence become a crime?

Biden’s Documents vs Trump’s

One of these is not like the other.

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Walgreens CFO Says He ‘May Have’ Overblown Concerns About Retail Theft

An example of why its a good idea to wait for data before making policy decisions.

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How Misinformation Spreads

What a too-good-too-be-true story shows us about the modern news business.

Trump Committed Four Crimes, Say January 6 Committee

The ball is now in Merrick Garland’s court.

Trump Facing Multiple Criminal Charges

The January 6 Committee is expected to make a minimum of three referrals.

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Oregon Governor Commutes All Death Row Sentences

Kate Brown has left a parting gift for the state’s worst criminals.

Trump Company Guilty of Tax Fraud

The years-long NYC investigation finally bears some fruit.

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Oath Keeper Founder Guilty of ‘Seditious Conspiracy’

A watershed moment in the prosecutions of the Capitol Rioters.

Garland, Trump, and the Impossibility of Apolitical Politics

The Attorney General can’t please everyone, so he’s got to please himself.

The Colorado Club Shooter [UPDATED]

New details are emerging about possible motivations.

Speaking of Trump and Russia…

You know, Russia, Russia, Russia.

Yet Another Campus Shooting

This one at the University of Virginia.

Trump Special Counsel Likely

The Justice Department is looking to inoculate itself against charges of partisanship.

Craziness, Disconnectedness, and a Toxic Political Climate Equals Violence

The attack at the Pelosi house should surprise no one.

Four Months for Bannon

He remains free pending appeal.

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The Parkland Shooter Sentence And The Death Penalty

Another example of the arbitrariness of the death penaly

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[Updated] – DOJ Appeals To 11th Circuit

The Department of Justice takes an utterly unsurprising, but important step in the Mar-a-lago document case

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District Judge Grants Trump’s Request For Special Master

I warned you all, my predictions are notoriously wrong.

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The Latest on the Mar-A-Lago Document Case

Both sides have had their say and now we wait for a ruling.

[Updated unexpectedly] Three Questions Brought Up By The DOJ Filing & Trump’s Reaction

Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in again… [update: x2]

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When This Is The Best Defense Turley Can Raise, Things Are Really Bad

I mean, really, really, really bad for the former President and his legal team.

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Initial Analysis Of Yesterday’s DOJ Filing In Trump Document Investigation

It appears that the DOJ has enough evidence to indict someone.

Trump Tipping Point?

As more details emerge about the documents he stole, defenders are falling away.

[Updated x 2] The Latest On The Trump Document Investigation

Running down the latest “known knowns” with just a bit of analysis

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Politics, Law, and the Mar-a-Lago Search

That’s some catch, that Catch-22.

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Justice Department Calls Trump’s Bluff

This is as close as we get to Garland saying “Eff around, find out!”

Prosecuting Trump for Mishandling Classified Materials

It’s complicated, hard to prove, and politically fraught.

FBI Raids Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Home

The former President and his supporters are crying “weaponization of the justice system.”

Murder Rate Coming Down?

Some new data are encouraging.

First Capitol Rioter to Go to Trial Gets 7 Years

A loudmouth III%er cried like a baby during his sentencing.

Alabama Hyundai Plant Used Child Labor

Shocking but perhaps unsurprising news.

Housing Trans Inmates

An already awful system on steroids.

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[Updated] Picturing The Gap Between Fantasy And Reality

Police and the Punisher Skull

Trumper Sets Own Camper on Fire to Own the Libs

Oh, and committed insurance fraud to boot.

Riot (or Worse) Thwarted in Idaho

A group of extremists are stopped from instigating a riot.