Stopping Patent Trolls
Patents are enshrined in the U.S. Constitution as a means to “promote the progress of science and useful arts.” Yet, in recent years, abusive and...
Letters
Lazenby: On The Verdict
George Zimmerman was acquitted last night of both second degree murder and manslaughter charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin on Feb 26, 2012....
Lazenby: The Shadow Supreme Court
America’s Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court has become in essence a parallel Supreme Court – a “shadow” court, if you will. This has created...
Lazenby: Nevada Victories
Two major victories for drug de-criminalization and public health, which go hand-in-hand, were recently scored in Nevada. The state’s medical marijuana law, first passed in 1998,...
Lazenby: ACA, Premiums And Costs
According to a statement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last month, American consumers saved $3.9 billion on health insurance premiums in 2012...
Lazenby: Filibusters Good For Democracy
A remarkable thing happened in Texas last night (and early this morning). It began on the day before the 10th anniversary of the death of...
Marchant: Gay Rights Need Strong President
As we await the decisions of some key cases before the United States Supreme Court, it reminds me of a wonderful opportunity I had earlier...
Lazenby: Defending Obama’s Speech In Ireland
Last week our founding editor wrote a piece about comments U.S. President Barack Obama made regarding religious education in Northern Ireland. “If towns remain divided – if...
Lazenby: IRS Scandal Expands … Again
Documents released this week revealed that the targeting of groups seeking a 501(c)(4) designation from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was more widespread than previously revealed –...
Democratic Hypocrisy On Domestic Spying
Most Americans are still okay with the recently revealed NSA spying programs, according to the latest polling data. From this week’s ABC News/Washington Post poll, as published by...