When Mike Ramos, the current district attorney for San Bernardino County (and candidate for California Attorney General), pleaded for Californians to send him one million dollars at the end of April -- so he could afford "paid petition gatherers" to collect enough signatures to qualify "the Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016" for placement on the November 8 ballot -- … [Read more...] about The shibboleth of Proposition 66’s death penalty deterrence argument
Letter: Jenny Craig, Manchester Disgrace USD by Backing Trump
[TMV Editor's note: This is a special letter to the Editor of the Times of San Diego that ran before a fundraiser for Donald Trump co-chaired by weight loss maven Jenny Craig and San Diego developer Doug Manchester. TMV is running this letter after the fact due to its important content.] Letter: Jenny Craig, Manchester Disgrace USD by Backing Trump by By Joseph … [Read more...] about Letter: Jenny Craig, Manchester Disgrace USD by Backing Trump
Cartoons: Who Ya’ Gonna Call?
Who Ya' Gonna Call? by Clay Jones First off, let me apologize if I put an ear worm in your head. I read an article a couple days ago where Ray Parker Jr., the writer of the original version of the theme to Ghostbusters, wasn’t very thrilled with the new cover that’s going with the reboot of the movie. I haven’t listened to the cover because it’s by Fallout Boy (they’re … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Who Ya’ Gonna Call?
Peace will let freedom ring (Guest Voice)
Peace will let freedom ring by Jordan Cooper We choose what place we live in and we must live by the laws there. If you would like to change the laws, we have our three branches of government for that. Change must not be made that results in violence on our rap sheets, death certificates, and other things that remove people from intellectual conversations to make a … [Read more...] about Peace will let freedom ring (Guest Voice)
Bias From Police Officers?
The Black Lives Matter movement sprung from a perception that police officers display racial bias. It would be reasonable to ask if that perception is true. Harvard economist Roland G. Fryer, Jr. decided to find out. In an interview with the New York Times, he states, "You know, protesting is not my thing, but data is my thing. So, I decided that I was going to collect a … [Read more...] about Bias From Police Officers?
Trump’s Latest Race-Baiting
Josh Marshall blows the whistle on Donald Trump's most recent race-baiting on Talking Points Memo. Trump claimed that people - "somebody" - called for a moment of silence for mass killer Micah Johnson, the now deceased mass shooter who killed five police officers in Dallas on Thursday night. There is no evidence this ever happened. Searches of the web and social media showed … [Read more...] about Trump’s Latest Race-Baiting
Twitzkreig, or Why Progressives Lose
The past 24 hours ought to have been the beginnings of a grand coalescence of progressives to begin a campaign to -- unlike the GOP victimhood mendacity -- truly take our country back from a troglodyte philosophy that is so ideologically rigid, flawed and fossilized that it ends up as an endless round of "There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza" circular reasonings, … [Read more...] about Twitzkreig, or Why Progressives Lose
Why We Should Care About Doping Scandals in Sport
When you want to ruin a perfectly good trail mix, you toss in a handful of banana chips. When you want to ruin a perfectly good sports exhibition, you toss in a sample-sized cup of steroid-tainted urine. Should we back up? Let’s back up. We’re talking about doping — a practice that continues to persist, even in a world that can no longer keep secrets. We’ve had the … [Read more...] about Why We Should Care About Doping Scandals in Sport
With a push from Bernie, Hillary lurches to the left of Obama
In a presidential election year unlike any other, featuring two controversial candidates who present strong personalities and evoke strong opinions from the public, we may see yet another remarkable deviation from traditional campaign politics. Party platforms typically have no impact on campaign trends once the party conventions are over. But this is 2016 and we have … [Read more...] about With a push from Bernie, Hillary lurches to the left of Obama
‘January’ by Tramps of Days: A Thrilling, Micro-Ambitious Stepping Stone Towards the Bold and New (Album Review)
Any angsty teenager who can’t get laid can pick up a guitar, get their bearings, and pluck away their growing pains through the catharsis of song. That’s the natural way, and it's been the beginning of some of music's most iconic and influential figures. But amidst an overabundance of polished-but-samey rock and indie pop imitators that spring from that tradition, a compilation … [Read more...] about ‘January’ by Tramps of Days: A Thrilling, Micro-Ambitious Stepping Stone Towards the Bold and New (Album Review)
Poll: Trump Leading Clinton in key Swing States
Democrats who've been dreaming of running against Donald Trump or those Bernie Sanders supporters who aren't the ones out to extract revenge on the Democratic Party but feel they can sit this election out since it won't matter take note: all-but-certain Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump is now leading former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in key swing … [Read more...] about Poll: Trump Leading Clinton in key Swing States
RBG and the Bully Pulpit
Please! Ruth Bader Ginsburg Speaks The Truth About A Trump Presidency And DC’s Purists Are Upset (Guest Voice)
Published with permission from Alternet. Election lawyers in academia are wringing their hands over comments Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made to the New York Times about how she doesn't want to consider what America-and the Court-would be like under a President Trump. "I can't imagine what this place would be-I can't imagine what the… … [Read more...] about Please! Ruth Bader Ginsburg Speaks The Truth About A Trump Presidency And DC’s Purists Are Upset (Guest Voice)
Cartoons: Jumping for Bernie
Jumping for Bernie by Clay Jones I do like drawing the Bernie shirt. It’s just really cool and funky, like Bernie’s hair. Bernie Sanders finally endorsed Hillary Clinton today. Many were delighted and many others cursed the sky. The majority of Bernie’s supporters will vote for Hillary, even if they don’t like her. There are those who will never vote for Hillary. … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Jumping for Bernie
Platform Madness of Political Parties
'Tis the season of platform madness in the political parties. Individual planks in a party's platform can make the party look naïve at best, as illustrated by the Democratic Party. From The Hill: "Bernie Sanders won a handful of concessions in the Democratic National Committee’s platform, with the party lining up behind his vision on the minimum wage, financial regulation … [Read more...] about Platform Madness of Political Parties
Smart Republicans Want Clinton To Win
All presidential elections are consequential. But, some presidential elections are more consequential than others. 2016 is shaping up to be of the less consequential variety. Yes, the majority in the Supreme Court is in the balance for civil libertarians like myself and for social conservatives who still believe Roe v. Wade will be overturned if enough wingers take to the … [Read more...] about Smart Republicans Want Clinton To Win
Trump and Brexit
Given the terrible tragedies in Dallas, Baton Rouge, and St. Paul the last week, the ramifications of Brexit and the presidential contest may seem remote and of less importance to Americans at this time. But both matter in terms of how our nation will evolve over the next few years. When Trump was first asked his opinion about Brexit, he initially did not know what it was. … [Read more...] about Trump and Brexit
Cartoon: Pokeman Go…Please Go
Pokeman Go..Please Go by Clay Jones If you ventured onto Facebook over the weekend, or never got off, you may have noticed a lot of updates about Pokemon. You may have also noticed a lot of other updates with people asking “why the Hell are people talking about Pokemon?”. After seeing several updates about Pokemon I was definitely in the camp of “why?”. I didn’t really … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Pokeman Go…Please Go
The End Of Feeling The Bern? Sanders to endorse Clinton
It’s a day presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has long awaited: Democratic rival Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is finally giving her his endorsement. Clinton and Sanders are scheduled to appear together in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Tuesday at around noon. Sanders is expected to throw his support behind Clinton ahead of the Democratic… … [Read more...] about The End Of Feeling The Bern? Sanders to endorse Clinton
2016: The Year America Had A Nervous Breakdown. From Sea To Shining Sea.
No matter what, there are bound to be big problems in a nation of 320 million people, more guns than people, an unraveling social order and a yawning gap between the rich and everyone else. But the epidemic of deaths of minorities during routine police traffic stops, the carnage being inflicted on innocents by assault weapon-wielding crazies, the accelerating dialectic of … [Read more...] about 2016: The Year America Had A Nervous Breakdown. From Sea To Shining Sea.