How Does Trump's Character Compare To Other US Presidents?

"Historian Michael Beschloss on how Trump’s challenges in the courtroom line up against a larger history of presidential legal woes."

Click on the link below for a podcast presenting a historical view of many Presidents regarding legal events and character flaws:

What’s Past is Prologue for Presidential Norms

The Null Hypothesis: The Foundation & Success Of Science

In simple terms, the scientific "null hypothesis" and the legal "presumption of innocence" principles are the bedrock of an enlightened society. Click on the link below for a video clearly presenting how atheists defend the null hypothesis in their opinion on religion:

Atheism, the Null Hypothesis

How The Powerful Get Away With It

"Elie Honig is a former federal and state prosecutor. He’s currently a CNN senior legal analyst and a contributor and host of Up Against The Mob at CAFE. He joins Preet to discuss his new book “Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away with It.” It documents the similarities between top mafia bosses and Donald Trump, how intimidation is used in and out of the courtroom, how prosecutors choose which cases to pursue, and more."

Click on the link below for an in-depth podcast on the corruption within the justice system in the USA:

Above the law?

Affirmative Action: Its Importance

"Today, we’re going to talk about affirmative action. As you may remember, the Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a pair of cases that challenge race-conscious admissions policy at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. As you will also recall, back in February, I discussed those cases with Columbia University President Lee Bollinger, who is a named defendant in two landmark Supreme Court decisions upholding affirmative action in higher education.

"Those precedents are now in jeopardy, serious jeopardy. Now, it turns out that several of my law partners at WilmerHale have been representing Harvard in defense of affirmative action, from the trial court all the way to the Supreme Court, and one of those lawyers is my guest today, longtime Civil Rights Lawyer, Debo Adegbile. Debo currently serves on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Earlier in his career, he served as Director of Litigation and acting President of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He’s also served as Senior Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Debo, welcome to the show."

Click on the link below for a 24-min podcast on the subject:

In Brief: Affirmative Action at the High Court

THE Major Danger Of Christianity In The USA?

"A federal court ruling allows a Kentucky photography business to openly discriminate against protected classes of citizens under the guise of religious freedom. Constitutional and civil rights attorney, Andrew Seidel, joins us to discuss how this is merely the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the victories already proclaimed by a literal cabal of Christian Crusaders pulling the strings at the highest levels of U.S. power."

Click on the link below for a 40-minute video delving into this constitution-breaking movement within the US culture:

How Christian Crusaders Weaponized the Court to Steal a Country

Conservatives And Activist Judges

"Today, we take a look at the decades-long scheme to funnel conservative activist judges into the judiciary to support Republican policy goals and the resulting legal bulwark defending Trump against prosecution and supporting his future election efforts."

Click on the link below for a podcast that follows the history of the legal system mess we have now in the USA:

The System of Activist Judges Defending Trump

Is Taxation Theft?

One doesn't have to go far in the "Trump Era" to find media personalities promoting the idea that taxation is theft, especially in financial media. This Wikipedia page presents the history and support of this ideology, along with representative statements supporting the legality and ethics of taxation. Also, click on the link below for a clear and succinct argument against the claim that taxation is theft:

No, it's not your money: why taxation isn't theft

Applying this taxation ethic, using public funds from taxes for various societal benefits is supported by science as cost-effective. John Oliver gets it.

Advertising And Lies

"What does a company mean when they claim their product is the 'world’s best?' Usually nothing. Step into the weird world of advertising puffery."

Click on the link below:

The "Lies" Advertisers Can Legally Tell You

A True Miracle Drug?

For decades, the political and legal establishments have suppressed growing evidence that cannabis (marijuana) has significant and wide application against many diseases.  Perhaps this one-hour documentary will prompt those in power who, for any reason, have not allowed appropriate research on cannabis and approval for its use as a legitimate form of medicine.

Dateline 5/2018: Growing Promise

 

Abortion From A Legal And Moral Perspective

"Good people disagree about the morality of abortion because we disagree about what defines human nature. First trimester abortions may have absolutely no moral implications whatsoever -- perhaps a first-trimester embryo is no more conscious than a kidney or spleen. Or they may have more serious moral implications. Our culture hasn't come to a consensus on that yet.

"But we know a little bit about murder and the differences between murder and other forms of killing."

Why Abortion Is Different