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The Challenge of Occupy Lansing

October 16th, 2011 · No Comments · law, Politics and Social Issues

My wife and I attended the Occupy Lansing demonstration at Michigan’s state capitol building on the 15th of this month. It was remarkable for the intelligence and civility on display. Contrary to the criticism of some writers in the Lansing State Journal, that this demonstration and its Occupy Wall Street counterparts in other cities are without [...]

A Legal Mind-set

July 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Editorial, law, media, Politics and Social Issues

Recent articles in the Lansing State Journal told of lawsuits filed by Cooley Law School against a New York law firm and several bloggers. Cooley says it is defending its reputation in light of allegations that it has an excessive number of students defaulting on their student loans, an unusually high dropout rate and that it has [...]

Peace, Love, Lock and Load

August 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art, Editorial, Images, law, Politics and Social Issues

Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, this July (2010), signed the so called “gun-in-church” law. According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune the governor signed House Bill 1272 which allows Louisiana citizens, holding concealed weapons permits, to carry loaded weapons into churches, mosques and synagogues. No doubt this will help them reflect upon peace, love and the [...]

Making Free Speech Free

January 31st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Design and Communication, Editorial, law, media, Politics and Social Issues

The recent decision by the United States Supreme Court, in the case of “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission,” allows corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts of money to promote political candidates, parties and causes. This effectively nullifies Democracy as we once thought of it. The individual or small business that can only afford [...]

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