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Paying 'Victims' to Sue
There is a special place in hell for phony victims who take money from settlements meant for the legitimate victims of sexual abuse. Ahead of them, however, come the lawyers who make such scams work and pocket as much as half the settlements themselves.
If an investigation conducted by the Los Angeles Times holds up, hell will have to make room...Read more
Trump's Latest Invitation to Universities
It's called the "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." It is anything but. It asks the schools who received Wednesday's letter to give up their academic freedom and adopt the right-wing partisan platform on education in exchange for preferred access to federal funding. Of course, the document points out (as it must) that "...Read more
Shutdown
As I write this, the government is hours away from shutting down. Countless federal employees whose jobs are to serve the public will be furloughed. Services will be disrupted. To take one example, the Environmental Protection Agency is planning to furlough nearly 90% of its workforce. Is the air too clean? The water and the beaches too safe? ...Read more
Beware What You Wish For
President Donald Trump wants revenge. He has made getting even the centerpiece of his administration, as if vengeance is a popular or attractive response. It isn't.
Over the weekend, Trump asked Attorney General Pam Bondi on Truth Social why "nothing is being done" about James Comey, California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff and New York ...Read more




















