There is an entire body of law explaining which searches and seizures are, and are not, “reasonable”…
Author: Gary Beatty
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Squatters, Just Breaking the Law
That was the question Sen Fetterman asked when he queried, “How can you even pretend anything other than you’re just breaking the law…?”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: By Inclination, a Researcher
I am becoming ever more convinced that I began my education after learning not to take anything, or anybody, too seriously…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Failure of DEI in the U.S. Military
The consensus is that DEI is destroying our military, and we can no longer rely on it to protect us…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Freedom of Speech, Part Two
Disregard of “unalienable rights” doesn’t become lawful during what the government decides for itself are “important times…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Freedom of Speech, Part One
Before going further, it’s useful to understand how the case came to the Supreme Court…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Criminal Justice Reform? Part Two
Was there racial bias in the past? Of course. I was a child in the segregated South. I know what de jure racism looks like…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Criminal Justice Reform? Part One
So if someone advocates “reform” of the criminal justice system, they must first be able to define “justice”…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Spectator of Human Folly
I’m just a couple of years behind Mr. Koehler chronologically. But I’m not quite ready to “give up”…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Recent Conversations About Political Parties
The second episode occurred in a rural convenience store. At the checkout counter the clerk told me the price of the item I’d purchased — and I questioned the surprisingly high cost…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Congress, Big Tech, and Section 230, Part Two
If ‘big tech’ sees the handwriting on the wall that Section 230 will be repealed, don’t be surprised if they pivot to welcome a federal digital platform regulatory agency…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Congress, Big Tech, and Section 230, Part One
Those family members were justifiably angry. The stories of how their relatives were harmed by social media are tragic…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Meaningful Juxtaposition
Sports Illustrated laid off all it’s ‘white collar’ employees. The LA Times just laid off 115 of its ‘white collar’ staff…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Come On, All You Big Strong Men…
I’m sure those who think this is a good idea will assure us this time it’s “different” — that they’ve learned from the mistakes of Vietnam, all evidence to the contrary…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Monster on the Loose, Part Three
Politicization of the ABA is no doubt a factor in why law schools have become so politicized…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Monster on the Loose, Part Two
If regulations are in fact detrimental to the welfare of the society they are meant to serve, who then benefits from the regs?
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Monster on the Loose, Part One
The FBI director, a long time political ally of Clinton, decided “the law” did not apply to her…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Experiments Conducted on the U.S. Military
“In this country, it is good to kill an admiral from time to time, in order to encourage the others…” -Voltaire, ‘Candide’, commenting on the execution of the Admiral John Byng in 1757, with the charge of “failing to do his utmost”. “In the course of human events it sometimes becomes necessary to admonish the READ MORE