“Powerful bipartisan opponents of any cooperation with ‘Putin’s Russia’ virtually monopolize the American political-media establishment and seem unrelenting. This means that pro-détente leadership both in Washington and Moscow sides is crucial, as suggested by the past.”
Source: Trump Should Pursue a Policy of Detente With Russia
“Offering free legal services to the gun control groups, law firms say they are hoping to match the resources, coordination and power of the gun lobby.”
Source: Gun Control Advocates Find a Deep-Pocketed Ally in Big Law
“A Quinnipiac University poll measured satisfaction — and some dissatisfaction — with the Garden State.”
Source: How do N.J. residents feel about their state? It’s complicated
“A study on climate change predicts Europe and America will be experiencing very cold weather, while insisting it’s the result of global warming.”
Source: Report: With Global Warming, Expect ‘Colder Winters’
Donald should start warning the American people. Would that be a self-fulling prophecy?
“While the world braces for a Trump-style president, the real crisis is coming, in the form of a financial avalanche that could dump on everyone’s parade.”
Source: Trump About to Preside Over New Global Financial Crisis: “Not His Fault, Merely His Misfortune”
“In 1989, the Supreme Court actually ruled the federal government has a legitimate financial interest to maximize forfeiture revenues.”
Source: Carrying Cash? Be Ready to Lose It
“When it comes to foreign policy, the incoming Trump administration displays a split personality. This was readily apparent during the campaign, when, on the one hand, Donald Trump told us we were lied into the Iraq war, that NATO is “obsolete,” and that we have no business supporting regime change in Syria – and, on …”
Source: ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis and the Spirit of Trumpism – Antiwar.com Original by — Antiwar.com
“Leaked email: Comedy skits produced to make Clintons look good…”
“Donald vs. the Swamp BALTIMORE – Judging by the Diary mailbag, dear readers would like to see a more positive attitude towards the president-elect. We would like to take a more positive approach;…”
Source: The Swamp Is Winning
“It looked like a long shot when ex-firefighter turned lawyer Bill Brennan filed a criminal complaint against Governor Christie for his role in Bridgegate; but thanks to Brennan’s persistence the scandal is likely to stay in the news…”
Source: Ex-firefighter Bill Brennan puts a damper on Chris Christie’s ambitions | Mulshine
The Record’s editorial (Dec. 4), “In America, Burning the Flag Is Free Speech,” is spot-on. The editorial states that, “the American flag represents the nation built on individual liberty and freedom of expression. But that principle would be threatened if lawmakers seek to prohibit speech just because the majority may find it objectionable.” (emphasis added)
However, in America individual liberty has been under attack since the early days of the Republic. Taxation, military conscription, minimum and maximum price controls, and other forms of intervention denying people their individual liberties are just a few of the examples of how the federal government has not lived up to its promise to make America the land of the free.
The most egregious example of denying the American people their individual liberty and freedom of expression can be found in the antidiscrimination laws. The right to associate or not to associate with another individual is a fundamental human right. As the Record’s editorial states “Freedom is not always pretty. Sometimes, it’s downright messy. Occasionally it may disgust us. It may even feel unpatriotic at times.”
Refusing to engage in commerce with people of a certain ethnic, religious, racial or sexual orientation can be “messy”, “disgusting” and not pretty, but it should not be illegal, just as flag burning should not be and is not illegal.
In future editorials the Record should apply the same logic in supporting flag burning to call for the end of all anti-discrimination laws. I for one am not holding my breath for the Record’s editorial page to support individual liberty, free expression and the right of association across the board.
