“A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of the truth”. — Albert Einstein The recent FBI and other law enforcement investigations in the United States, which have resulted as a consequence of the Boston bombings, have been puzzling and literally incredulous, to say the least. It is as if we are watching a […]
White House scandals: a sequel to Watergate?
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” — United States Congress Countless analogies are being made between […]
Guantanamo Bay: when the means to justice are unjustifiable
“What has happened at Guantanamo Bay…does not represent the will of the American people. I’m embarrassed about it, I think it’s wrong. I think it does give terrorists an unwarranted excuse to use the despicable means to hurt innocent people.” — President Jimmy Carter When President Barack Obama took office for his first term in […]
American immigration after the Boston bombings
“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists” — President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. How easily and sadly this is forgotten. As soon as it was revealed that the two alleged bombers of the Boston Marathon were originally Russians of Chechen descent, there began talk about […]
US gun laws: no tipping point in sight
This past week was a huge disappointment for the millions of Americans hoping for gun legislation in the Senate. Senate majority leader Harry Reid decided to exclude the assault weapons ban from comprehensive gun control due to the lack of votes. However, the Obama administration assures that the president still supports the assault weapons ban […]
Harsh implementation of the law
“Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force, like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action” — President George Washington. The arrest of Devyani Khobragade, the deputy consul general for India in New York, over an alleged accusation of […]