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Never Give Up, Never Surrender!
Galaxy Quest -- a wildly popular science-fiction parody made in 1999 spoofing the realm made famous by Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek TV series -- is considered a cult classic. Many fans pay homage by...
View ArticleRobert Gates' Narcissistic Notions of "Duty"
This post first appeared in Counterpunch. Unlike the New York Times and the Washington Post, which received room service on the delivery of the controversial memoir of Secretary of Defense Robert M....
View ArticleThe Giant Sucking Sound of Youth Joblessness: Your Tax Dollars at Work
When unemployed at age 25, I did my damnedest to contribute to our national debt. Unintentionally, of course. I was in solidarity with millions of young adults who, despite economic recovery, continue...
View ArticleContraceptives and Religious Freedom
Legal challenges to the contraceptive mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) raise important questions about religious freedom -- but not the ones the plaintiffs emphasize. There are two separate...
View ArticleThwarting Iran Diplomacy: Not Good for the Jews
Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer got it wrong when they laid blame for the Iraq War on the "Israel Lobby" (in their book, The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy). However, a war with Iran could be a...
View ArticleRubio Block-Grant Proposal Would Weaken Safety Net, Not Strengthen It
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) spoke eloquently yesterday about the aspirations of people living in poverty, but his proposals would represent a significant step backward in efforts to reduce poverty --...
View ArticleHow Chuck Reed's Pension 'Reform' Scheme Doesn't Add Up
In late December, California's nonpartisan Legislative Analyst, the state office responsible for analyzing the impact of proposed ballot measures on state and local budgets, sent up a large red flag....
View Article5 Things Christie Didn't Do at His Press Conference
People are giving Christie four stars for his political performance at his press conference on the George Washington Bridge political payback shutdown. He appeared to be honest, took responsibility,...
View ArticleWhistleblowing Is About the Message, Not the Messenger
The current media pablum about whether Snowden is "narcissistic" or "spiteful" or the devil himself is nonsense. This kind of thing has become a set-piece in America to dehumanize and discredit...
View ArticleIllinois Takes Huge Step in Juvenile Justice Reform
Chicago police began turning 17-year-olds over to the juvenile courts last week, under a new Illinois law that sets the bar for felony prosecution at 18. A little more than a year ago, The Chicago...
View ArticleChris Christie Is the True Face of the Republican Party
Some Republicans are claiming Chris Christie isn't really one of them. Some pundits are claiming, even as scandal erupts around him, that he's a "different kind of Republican." He's more than that: He...
View ArticlePeace Options for Afghanistan
After 12 years of inconclusive war in Afghanistan, the White House is weighing on two options for the future of NATO involvement in Afghanistan. One option is by consensus of 16 U.S. intelligence...
View ArticleJerry Brown's New Budget Sets Up Election Year Tug of War With Fellow Dems
After an online leak forced him to advance state budget roll-out press conferences in Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego from from Friday to Thursday, Governor Jerry Brown unveiled his new Prop 30...
View ArticleThe NSA's Telephone Meta-Data Program is Unconstitutional
In my last post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-r-stone/is-the-nsas-bulk-telephon_b_4549449.html), I concluded that the NSA's bulk telephony meta-data program is a "search" within the meaning...
View ArticleSigns of Success in Cutting Carbon From the Power Sector
This week, the Environmental Protection Agency is publishing proposed rules to reduce carbon pollution from new power plants. That's an important -- and prudent -- step forward on fighting climate...
View Article"We Can Afford to Live Again" - 10 Americans Who Got Covered
The very best people to describe what having new health insurance means -- what it feels like -- isn't me or any White House policy staffer. It's not even the President. It's anyone who woke up on the...
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How Your Body Responds to This Image May Predict Your Political Views:...
Political views and opinions run the gamut, from Dick Cheney and Ann Coulter on the right to Bernie Sanders and Rachel Maddow on the left. But why do people hold the particular collection of views...
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Open Secrets: Are We Ready for More?
We love secrets when we can call the shots on who and what is being revealed. But are we ready for disclosure of all secrets, including those of our own? Part culture shift, part digital phenomena, the...
View ArticleImmigration Puzzle of the Week: Do We Deport People for Being Mentally Ill?
Years ago, when I worked for a non-profit representing detained indigent immigrants, a particular immigration judge often called our office when the government sought to deport an apparently mentally...
View ArticleBye-Bye Bill Stepien -- Chris Christie's Karl Rove
Steve Colbert, on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, pointed out this odd juxtaposition in Chris Christie's confessional press conference following the George Washington Bridge scandal. Christie said...
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