Are the real judicial radicals those who claim they seek to restore "original intent" to the U.S. Constitution?
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Blogcritics on Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks, the civil rights icon who refused to move to the rear of the bus on December 1, 1955, has gone at 92. Blogcritics thoughts on the meaning of her life: Rosa Parks Never Came To Canada Growing up in Canada in the 1960’s left you sort of oblivious …
Read More »Minister of Death
Darshan Singh has executed 850 people (and he's not even from Texas!). Nguyen Tuong Van might be 851.
Read More »USA Named Seventeenth Least Corrupt Nation
A new report details corruption levels in 159 countries and produces many surprises...
Read More »Court Battle Over Phil Spector’s Murder Statements
In the Phil Spector murder case, prosecutor Douglas Sortino said in papers filed with the court Friday that he plans to use a statement in which the famed record producer said he accidentally shot actress Lana Clarkson, 40, while Spector’s lawyers have argued the statements he made to police after …
Read More »The Falconio Trial: Following the Usual Scripts
If a female witness controls her emotions she's 'cold'; if she breaks down, she's either 'acting' or 'unstable'.
Read More »Torture: A Means To What End?
Ends that allow for any means...could eventually become more of a threat to our society than the threat.
Read More »Half of All U.S. Teens Now Have Cell Phones – Safety Concerns Loom
If you have observed any gathering place of teens — malls, school and campus, movie theaters, concerts, etc. — you may have come away with the impression that every other kid has a cell phone and is afraid not to use it. Your impression was correct: almost half of 10 …
Read More »Marijuana Improves Memory
High doses of cannabinoids promote(s) the generation of neuron growth in the hippocampuses of rats.
Read More »Study Backs Teen Access to Confidential Reproductive Health Services
There’s what’s right and what’s real, and much of the debate about reproductive rights in this country, especially in regard to minors, centers around the relative priorities assigned to “right” and “real” and the government’s appropriate role in each. A review of public policy, research, and public/professional opinion from the …
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