Offering Hope in Reentry

The American criminal justice system holds almost 2.3 million people in 1,833state prisons, 110federal prisons, 1,772 juvenile correctional facilities, 3,134 local jails, 218immigration detention facilities, and 80 Indian Country jails as well as in military prisons, civil commitment centers, state psychiatric hospitals, and prisons in the U.S. territories. But people go to jail 10.6 million times each … More Offering Hope in Reentry

A COVID-Free China Still Isn’t Free

A COVID-Free China Still Isn’t Free Recently, police in Hong Kong arrested 53 pro-democracy activists for holding a primary election. The Communist Chinese government made the sweep of political opponents under cover of its new national security law. The same day as these arrests, China-based tech firm Alibaba’s stock jumped 30 percent when word circulated that Jack Ma, Alibaba’s eccentric … More A COVID-Free China Still Isn’t Free

America’s Double Standard

CNN’s Jake Tapper questioned my commitment to Democracy. I lost two legs for Jake’s right to say whatever the hell he wants, but let’s be clear: that free speech also protects the Republicans he is so eager to condemn for asking Constitutional questions about the election. Watch it here:  

Civility is the keystone of this Replubic

This is the kind of cooperation and civility that I remember from our rightly ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES when I was young. Not the bitterness and infighting of today.  Pa. state reps reach across the aisle to promote civility; the keystone of democracy As a Democratic state representative from Philadelphia and a Republican state representative from Cumberland … More Civility is the keystone of this Replubic

Jefferson Opposed Censorship of Opinions

Yesterday, January 16, 2021, was Religious Freedom Day here in America. Something almost completely ignored by the media.  American Minute with Bill Federer Jefferson Opposed Censorship of Opinions: Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom & How Courts have taken Freedom away! “On … we commemorate the … anniversary of the passing of a State law that has … More Jefferson Opposed Censorship of Opinions

Critical Race Theory- How Is It Reshaping America?

Critical Race Theory- How Is It Reshaping America? On January 5, 2021,  Stand in the Gap Today hosts Joe Greend and Sam Rohrer interviewed Dr. Shelby Steele on the topic of Critical Race Theory. Dr. Steele is an African-American conservative author, columnist documentary filmmaker, and a Robert J. and Marion E. Oster Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institute. … More Critical Race Theory- How Is It Reshaping America?