https://www.ioangrillo.com/ While we often think of the epidemic of gun violence as happening on the streets of America, it is even worse in the countries south of us in the Americas. The source of the supply is the same, primarily United States gun manufacturers. How those guns start as legal products and become entwined with …
https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/faculty_scholarship/4030/ America’s Second Amendment is summed up in just a few words and yet massive amounts of ink have been spilled trying to explain it, massive amounts of blood spilled in defense of it and massive sums spent on legal efforts to try and curtail it and still gunfire rings out across our land like …
https://craigdtaylor.com/books Neither terrorist attack, financial meltdown, devastating hurricane or a pandemic can shake New York City from its perch as America’s most unique and vital city. While some say it’s teetering now in the wake of COVID-19 it is hard to bet against this city because of the resilience and strength of its people. …
https://jackdevine.com/about-jack/ It’s the same old song as the Russian spy machine keeps rolling along. Who would know better than Jack Devine who formerly served as acting director and associate director at the CIA and was in charge of the CIA’s largest and most successful covert action operation, which drove the Russians out of Afghanistan? In …
https://www.amazon.com/At-What-Cost-Modern-Capitalism/dp/0190078626 There is a growing concern that capitalism, as presently practiced in the United States, is not working in the best interest of the majority of our citizens. The growing income inequality gap is just one measure of how the ideal of The American Dream is becoming an illusion to a growing sector of our …
https://www.snailworks.com/External3/about-us.aspx ‘Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from their swift completion of their appointed rounds’ has been the mantra of the United States Postal Service since its roots in 1775 before our country was formed. It is one of the few government agencies explicitly referred to in the …
https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/overvalued-housing-may.php Red hot is a good way to characterize the recent housing boom in America. Fortunately the fundamentals seem better aligned to avoid the crash which we experienced a little over a decade ago. Mortgages are stricter, down payments are higher and the tight supply of housing is supporting prices. Ken H. Johnson is a …
https://www.amazon.com/Autopsy-Crime-Lab-Exposing-Forensics/dp/0520379330 We have mythologized crime labs to such a degree in America that they have become a staple on television given a seal of authority that is not justified upon serious scrutiny. Duke Law Professor, Brandon Garrett, chapter by chapter in his book, ‘Autopsy of a Crime Lab’, debunks the rigor, quality controls and the …
https://www.wesleyan.edu/academics/faculty/shiggins/profile.html Movie theaters were in trouble before the pandemic and have been for years. While megascreen complexes were still being built, consumers were gearing up their equipment at home to receive an abundance of movie choices by way of cable and streaming services. The idea of going out to a movie requires many conscious decisions, …
http://site.foodshare.org/site/PageServer?pagename=2017_about_cdo On many levels, the elaborate system of food banks feeding into food pantries in America works quite well. That’s until you consider the possibilities that these centers can become more client driven, more nutritionally based and can provide a range of wraparound services that they do not at this time. Katie Martin, the Executive …