By K. Lee I had a conversation with my brother in Oregon, last night. Besides the usual family matters, he brought up a call he received from a ‘friend.’ The friend wanted to check on my brother and the family amidst rising violence toward Asian Americans. While my brother appreciated the gesture, he told his…
Ulbricht Wasn’t Convicted On Murder-For-Hire by Avens O’Brien On Friday, 31-year-old Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison without parole following his February conviction of the following seven counts: Distributing OR aiding and abetting the distribution of narcotics. (Aiding and abetting means knowingly assisting in the commission of a crime, even if he didn’t…
I would prefer not to write about President Trump’s new budget, largely because I know it’s not a serious proposal. Even before he was elected, I pointed out that Trump was a big-government Republican who had no intention of dealing with serious fiscal issues such as the rising burden of entitlement spending. So I wasn’t surprised that he capitulated to…
“This film is dedicated to the Americans and Japanese who fought at Midway,” reads the ending caption of the new film “Midway,” which tells the story of the pivotal battle for the American Navy during WWII’s Pacific theater. I have always been an avid student of American History since my earliest days and a big…
Obama to Veto House Spending Bill Keith Farrell The Office of Management and Budget released a statement today making official what many already suspected: President Obama will veto the House’s plan to tie a bill providing temporary funding to avoid possible default with one which would defund the president’s Affordable Care Act. The statement…
The Left and the Right are two wings of the same bird I used to say. Two sides of the same coin. It was easy for me to sit on the sidelines, be electorally insignificant, and throw rocks at both parties. Even though I wasn’t a member of a party that had any serious political…
