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Election 2024: Image World (6b)

Shifting the burden of the age factor to Trump and making Harris the vibrant face of the Democratic Party has already proved itself the major turning point in this election. Some of those who forced the crisis that brought this to pass acted in good faith, and righteously. And we need to recognize and thank them for it. […]

Election 2024: Image World (6a)

Captain Biden and his co-pilot Kamala Harris have given us a veritable “Miracle on the Hudson” — but relocated to the Potomac. Not only did they land the metaphorical plane safely for all aboard but — after a brief layover for maintenance and refueling — they took off again, almost as if nothing had happened. Indeed, as if everything had gone according to plan, with the flight still on time and all the passengers magically upgraded to first-class. […]

Eyes on Ukraine (2)

Democracy itself is at stake. Not just here but in Ukraine — and, indeed, throughout Europe. The fight against fascism here in the States and the war in Ukraine have a clear connection. Success for either depends on success for both. […]

Election 2024: Image World (5)

It feels exceedingly strange to find myself alive at a time when the American experiment in democracy could come to a sudden end. So sudden that it even has a sell-by date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024. If Joseph R. Biden doesn’t get reelected by a substantial majority — or, even worse, if he loses to Donald Trump — this country will devolve almost immediately into a theocracy. […]

Nevertheless, They Persisted (1)

I have served as an expert witness in Graham v. Prince et al (15‑cv‑10160) and McNatt v. Prince et al (16‑cv‑08896), providing my services pro bono. This included drafting a written statement on behalf of the plaintiffs — responding to a specific set of questions posed by the lawyers for Graham and McNatt — and sitting through an extensive deposition by Prince’s high-priced lawyers. […]