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The wonder is not that a would-be terrorist set his sights on exploding a car-bomb at Times Square. What amazes is that this took so long to happen. It's been nine-long years since the streets of Manhattan ran red with blood. I suspect it will not be another nine before sorrow strikes, and strikes...

Was it too easy for Faisal Shahzad, the man suspected of leaving a bomb to explode at Times Square, to become a citizen? The question is being raised by folks concerned about immigration reform. We need to close our borders, they say. Arizona is but a symptom of a far larger problem.
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This is the most powerful argument I have ever seen in favor of the Second Amendment. And it is one of the few times I have viewed a videotape of a police procedure and realized that I could shoot back without remorse. So if you are thinking about bursting into my home with or without a warrant, be...

Only once in our history as a nation has a United States Senator been impeached. It's time to launch proceedings against another: Connecticut's Joseph I. Lieberman. He is the sleeper cell in the Senate of terrorists everywhere, a snivelling, simpering bitch to any nutcase with a bomb. He proved it...

On the theory that a lawyer is only as good as his last verdict, I am not very good at all. A jury returned a verdict against my client this afternoon, convicting him of two counts relating to the sexual abuse of a child. That the jury acquitted on two related counts is no consolation. My client...

On the theory that a lawyer is only as good as his last verdict, I am not very good at all. A jury returned a verdict against my client this afternoon, convicting him of two counts relating to the sexual abuse of a child. That the jury acquitted on two related counts is no consolation. My client...

There was some chatter over the Internet yesterday to the effect that we should all be relieved to learn that a white man was observed walking away from the now infamous smoking Nissan Pathfinder at Times Square in New York. What is that all about? Are we to conclude that white men can't...

It says alot about perceptions of diversity that folks think Elena Kagan would add spice to the United States Supreme Court. Why, she's not an appellate court judge. Indeed, she's never served anywhere as a judge. Wouldn't nominating her prove that the president is trying to make the Court more...

Criminal trials are terrifying. Especially if you've lost before and seen a client whisked away in chains. The sight sickens. No matter how powerful or compelling your performance at trial, until the verdict is returned there is no rest. The stakes are simply too high. Give a case to the jury to...

One of the briefest parables of Jesus' is found at Matthew 13:33. It consists of but one sentence: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough."
Yeast transforms flower into leavened bread. But if you've...