ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
In the 15th century, a small kingdom with a population of approximately 1 million launched the era of maritime exploration that would transform the world. Perched on the southwestern part of the Iberian peninsula, Portugal turned to the boundless Atlantic Ocean as its only outlet to the wider world. As early as 1341, Portuguese sailors …
As we enter the 2024 presidential campaign season, the nation seems to be on the verge of another round of partisan warfare over vote counting, voter registration, election audits, partisan redistricting, and electoral system reforms such as ranked choice voting. Partisan differences seem immovable, some say even “calcified.” However, in our recent national experiment “America in One …
All things trend toward disorder. More specifically, the second law of thermodynamics states that “as one goes forward in time, the net entropy (degree of disorder) of any isolated or closed system will always increase (or at least stay the same).”[1] Entropy is simply a measure of disorder and affects all aspects of our daily …
Abstract: Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment forbids holding office by former office holders who then participate in insurrection or rebellion. Because of arange of misperceptions and mistaken assumptions, Section Three’s full legal consequences have not been appreciated or enforced. This article corrects those mistakesby setting forth the full sweep and force of Section Three.First, …
There is barely a country in Europe that cannot look back on Germanic roots. The term ‘Germanic’ actually refers to a number of tribes and clans that lived in Central and Northern Europe from the 6th century BC. Gaius Julius Caesar is said to have used the word when talking about the Gallic war. However, …
Soon after arriving at the Potsdam Conference in July 1945, U.S. President Harry S. Truman received word that the scientists of the Manhattan Project had successfully detonated the world’s first nuclear device in a remote corner of the New Mexico desert. On July 24, eight days after the Trinity test, Truman approached Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, who along with Truman and …
The state of Texas appears to be taking matters into its own hands by passing a resolution that says Joe Biden was “not legitimately elected” in the 2020 presidential election. Fact-checkers have repeatedly rushed to Biden’s defense and confirmed there is no proof of widespread voter fraud that would have impacted the outcome of the election. The Texas GOP released a statement, …
The Grand Jury charges that, at all times material to this indictment, on or about the dates and at approximate times stated below: Read the 45-page indictment
Federal prosecutors have charged Donald Trump with conspiring to seize a second term after losing the 2020 election, alleging a months-long campaign of deceit and abuses that ended with him sitting idly while a violent mob of his supporters attacked the Capitol. In a 45-page indictment unveiled Tuesday, special counsel Jack Smith charged Trump with four felony …
It comes as the county is seeing, on average, about 71 bias crime reports every month since the beginning of this year. That’s up from a monthly average of 61 reports in 2022. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office says Charlie Weiss will fill the position, which is partially funded through a federal grant. Part …