by Ron Barak | Mar 1, 2016
In April, 2015, in a lawsuit brought by two chimpanzees, a New York judge agreed with the chimps that all cognitively complex animals—including humans—are entitled to “their day in court.” No chumps these chimps. The court went on to grant their application for a writ...
by Ron Barak | Feb 23, 2016
Seems like they just keep steppin’ on it . . . or in it! Just take a couple from this past week, for instance. Which do you think is most stupid? By the way, I present them in the order in which they occurred so as to maintain my neutrality as to which actually...
by Ron Barak | Feb 18, 2016
How are things working these days with your doctors? I thought we might take a few minutes and compare notes. I remember the old days. When doctors made house calls. Now, they barely make office calls. Think I’m kidding? When’s the last time you were able to call your...
by Ron Barak | Feb 16, 2016
Believe you me, this is going to be one locked grid. And indeed, shouldn’t it be? Whether you’re a liberal or a conservative, the Supreme Court has just lost one of its all-time stalwarts (some might say bulwarks), singularly devoted to the Court and to the...
by Ron Barak | Jan 28, 2016
Can you tell me what I had in mind when I picked this picture and title. You need some help? A clue? Okay, I’m generous to a fault, I’ll give you two. One: We’ve got those ever present, ever deplorable lobbyists. Always taking us for a ride. You...
by Ron Barak | Jan 12, 2016
Editor’s Note: The Clinton email threat set forth below as belatedly produced by Clinton is less than crisp because that is all that was publicly available, but ti seemed that our readers would want to see the actual email thread nonetheless and not merely be...
